# EH14 2PQ: area report for a postcode in Edinburgh

EH14 2PQ is a postcode in Edinburgh.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Edinburgh. Open the map at EH14 2PQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) › [EH14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh14) › [EH14 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh14-2)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.2798,55.9195,EH142PQ
- **Wester Hailes, 640 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.2798,55.9195,EH142PQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.2798,55.9195,EH142PQ
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.2798,55.9195,EH142PQ
- **Scotland’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Murrayburn and Wester Hailes North - 02. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.2798,55.9195,EH142PQ
- **£303,965 average price**: For the whole of Edinburgh, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.2798,55.9195,EH142PQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.2798,55.9195,EH142PQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.2798,55.9195,EH142PQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EH14 2PQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.2798,55.9195,EH142PQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.2798,55.9195,EH142PQ
- **9.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.2798,55.9195,EH142PQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Murrayburn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/murrayburn-primary-school-s5527023) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Canal View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/canal-view-primary-school-s5520428) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Wester Hailes High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wester-hailes-high-school-s5533937) | Secondary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Sighthill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sighthill-primary-school-s5528623) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Clovenstone Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clovenstone-primary-school-s5532027) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Redhall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redhall-school-s5500443) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Broomhouse Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broomhouse-primary-school-s5521424) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Joseph's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-rc-primary-school-s5529921) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Wester Hailes (640 m, 8 minutes on foot); Kingsknowe (930 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: Sighthill Red Medical Practice (590 m, 3,450 registered patients); Sighthill Green Medical Practice (590 m, 10,415 registered patients); Wester Hailes Medical Practice (830 m, 8,285 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Westerhailes (510 m, Iceland); Farmfoods Wester Hailes Edinburgh (550 m, Farmfoods); Lidl Wester Hailes Edinburgh (550 m, Lidl); Co-op Scotmid Sighthill (600 m, Scottish Midland Co-operative); Co-op Scotmid Westburn (900 m, Scottish Midland Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £303,965** (July 2026). Edinburgh’s average house price was £303,965 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,169** (2025). Full-time workers living in Edinburgh earned a median of £43,169 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 85th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.0×** (2025). A home in Edinburgh costs 7.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 158th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 531,370** (2025). Edinburgh’s population was an estimated 531,370 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Murrayburn and Wester Hailes North - 02 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 826** (2021). Murrayburn and Wester Hailes North - 02 had 826 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 8,912th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Murrayburn and Wester Hailes North - 02, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 12.6%** (August 2026). In Murrayburn and Wester Hailes North - 02, 12.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 66.7%** (2021). 66.7% of residents in Murrayburn and Wester Hailes North - 02 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 12,820th highest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## EH14 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 41,618** (2021). EH14 had 41,618 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 400th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 2%** (2022). About 2% of people in EH14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.0%** (January 2026). In EH14, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 3.2%** (August 2026). In EH14, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh)
- Centre: 55.9195, -3.2798

Council: [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Edinburgh South West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/edinburgh-south-west): Dr Scott Arthur (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.2798,55.9195,EH142PQ

## How to cite

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