# EH17 8XY: area report for a postcode in Edinburgh

EH17 8XY 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 EH17 8XY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) › [EH17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh17) › [EH17 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh17-8)

## 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=-3.1648,55.8978,EH178XY
- **Shawfair, 5.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.1648,55.8978,EH178XY
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.1648,55.8978,EH178XY
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.1648,55.8978,EH178XY
- **Scotland’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Gilmerton South and the Murrays - 03. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.1648,55.8978,EH178XY
- **£303,965 average price**: For the whole of Edinburgh, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.1648,55.8978,EH178XY
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.1648,55.8978,EH178XY
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.1648,55.8978,EH178XY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EH17 8XY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.1648,55.8978,EH178XY
- **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=-3.1648,55.8978,EH178XY
- **7.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.1648,55.8978,EH178XY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Frogston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/frogston-primary-school-s1005146) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Crispin's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-crispins-school-s5535646) | Special | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Catherine's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherines-rc-primary-school-s5529220) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Gracemount Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gracemount-primary-school-s5524423) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Gracemount High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gracemount-high-school-s5532930) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Kaimes School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kaimes-school-s5535042) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Liberton High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/liberton-high-school-s5533430) | Secondary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Gilmerton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gilmerton-primary-school-s5524229) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: Gracemount Medical Group (840 m, 10,298 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Scotmid Gracemount (780 m, Scottish Midland Co-operative); Tesco Gracemount Express (810 m, Tesco); Spar - Certas Energy Uk Ltd Edinburgh (820 m, Spar)

## 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.

## Burdiehouse South and Broomhills - 02 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 591** (2021). Burdiehouse South and Broomhills - 02 had 591 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 4,479th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Burdiehouse South and Broomhills - 02, 99.7% 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: 3.1%** (August 2026). In Burdiehouse South and Broomhills - 02, 3.1% 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: 72.2%** (2021). 72.2% of residents in Burdiehouse South and Broomhills - 02 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 4,503rd 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.

## EH17 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 22,283** (2021). EH17 had 22,283 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 1,324th 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: 32%** (2022). About 32% of people in EH17 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: 97.3%** (January 2026). In EH17, 97.3% 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: 3.4%** (August 2026). In EH17, 3.4% 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: 55.8978, -3.1648

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=-3.1648,55.8978,EH178XY

## How to cite

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