# EH16 5SZ: area report for a postcode in Edinburgh

EH16 5SZ 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 EH16 5SZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) › [EH16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh16) › [EH16 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh16-5)

## 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=-3.1518,55.9228,EH165SZ
- **Brunstane, 3.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.1518,55.9228,EH165SZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.1518,55.9228,EH165SZ
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.1518,55.9228,EH165SZ
- **Scotland’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, The Inch - 05. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.1518,55.9228,EH165SZ
- **£303,965 average price**: For the whole of Edinburgh, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.1518,55.9228,EH165SZ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.1518,55.9228,EH165SZ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.1518,55.9228,EH165SZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EH16 5SZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.1518,55.9228,EH165SZ
- **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=-3.1518,55.9228,EH165SZ
- **9.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.1518,55.9228,EH165SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St John Vianney RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-vianney-rc-primary-school-s5529824) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Liberton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/liberton-primary-school-s5531829) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Dunedin School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dunedin-school-s5583233) | Special | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Prestonfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prestonfield-primary-school-s5527929) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Liberton High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/liberton-high-school-s5533430) | Secondary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Edinburgh Montessori Arts School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edinburgh-montessori-arts-school-s5580021) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Castlebrae Community High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castlebrae-community-high-school-s5531934) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Castleview Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castleview-primary-school-s5520029) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: Inchpark Surgery (520 m, 6,399 registered patients); The Southern Medical Group (700 m, 8,198 registered patients); Dr A Comiskey and Partners (940 m, 11,833 registered patients); Braefoot Medical Practice (940 m, 6,916 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Scotmid The Inch (210 m, Scottish Midland Co-operative); Aldi Newington Edinburgh (860 m, Aldi); Sainsburys Cameron Toll (890 m, Sainsburys)

## 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.

## The Inch - 05 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 601** (2021). The Inch - 05 had 601 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 4,704th 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In The Inch - 05, 99.6% 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: 4.9%** (August 2026). In The Inch - 05, 4.9% 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: 68.8%** (2021). 68.8% of residents in The Inch - 05 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 8,487th 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.

## EH16 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 35,957** (2021). EH16 had 35,957 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 597th 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: 14%** (2022). About 14% of people in EH16 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: 97.4%** (January 2026). In EH16, 97.4% 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: 3.3%** (August 2026). In EH16, 3.3% 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: 55.9228, -3.1518

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

## Your MP

- [Edinburgh South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/edinburgh-south): Ian Murray (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=-3.1518,55.9228,EH165SZ

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh16-5sz