Edinburgh is a city in City of Edinburgh, Scotland. Its stronger points in this comparison are eating & drinking and historic character. Take a closer look at space & surroundings and outdoors & walking before deciding. Area figures are a starting point: check the street, property and journeys that matter to you.
Equal-weight average of 22/22 supported question ranks. References: £650k budget, countryside walks, balanced climate . Family proximity needs your destinations.
UK comparison index: 64/100. Choose priorities to see your personal suitability.
Essential uses the existing cutoff: below 40/100 fails; 40–100 clears that cutoff. The overall score still reflects weak individual results and existing downside caps.
Could Edinburgh suit you?
If eating & drinking and historic character matter most, put this place on your shortlist. Balance those strengths against space & surroundings and outdoors & walking. Your own priorities can change the result.
The underlying reference score is 0/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
Getting around
Your important places
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Add your important places to compare distance and rail access. There is no meaningful UK-wide family-proximity average.
Why this rating & source
Requires your chosen destinations.
Rail connections
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Position among supported UK locations; ties share the same rank.
Haymarket
4 min modelled road/ferry access
2.2 km on the road model
Static road/ferry model; excludes traffic and ferry waits.
Edinburgh: 4 min published direct train journey
Glasgow Queen Street: 38 min published direct train journey
Why this rating & source
Directed OSM static road/ferry model to up to three distinct mapped stations; inverse-distance-weighted network minutes, no traffic, waits or service-frequency guarantee; supplementary 20% verified service: 2026 Oct GB national-rail or Northern Ireland published timetables; station frequency/direct destinations and published train journey times, combined with V13 static road/ferry model to station; no live journey guarantee
The underlying reference score is 83/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
Passenger airports
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Position among supported UK locations; ties share the same rank.
Edinburgh Airport
23 min modelled road/ferry access
14.7 km on the road model
Static road/ferry model; excludes traffic and ferry waits.
Why this rating & source
Directed OSM static road/ferry model to up to three distinct OurAirports scheduled-service airports; inverse-distance-weighted network minutes, no traffic, waits or service-frequency guarantee; supplementary 20% verified service: CAA UK airport passenger reporting, 2025 total passenger traffic and scheduled international routes; not a live airline timetable
The underlying reference score is 72/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
Major-road access
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Position among supported UK locations; ties share the same rank.
Motorway junction / primary A-road
1 min estimated drive
0.8 km on the road model
Recorded road-network distance; time estimated at 40 km/h, excluding traffic.
Why this rating & source
Measured road-network distance 0.82 km to an accessible motorway junction or primary A-road. UK settlement empirical percentile; no road-class multipliers. Separate recorded distances: motorway 8.832 km, primary A 0.824 km, other A 3.128 km. Driving distance is NOT travel time.
The underlying reference score is 59/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
Everyday life
Schools nearby
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Position among supported UK locations; ties share the same rank.
1 km straight-line
National inspections retained in original form; rating measures school access
Why this rating & source
Measured nearest-school proximity only. Scotland/Wales/NI inspectorates are not converted into Ofsted grades.
The underlying reference score is 72/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
Healthcare access
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Edinburgh Access Practice
0.8 km straight-line
0.8 km to mapped hospital
Why this rating & source
50% registered NHS GP proximity, 35% mapped hospital proximity, 15% mapped pharmacy proximity; public postcode centroids / OSM, not capacity or clinical quality
The underlying reference score is 89/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
Lower recorded crime
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Ranked within the same recording nation; definitions differ.
172 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
April 2024 to March 2025
Why this rating & source
Electoral ward: City Centre (City of Edinburgh)
The underlying reference score is 1/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
Eating & drinking
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0 km straight-line
Why this rating & source
OSM nearest pub, café or restaurant; proximity, not ratings or opening hours
The underlying reference score is 99/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
Lifestyle & future
Coastal access
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3.1 km to coastline
3.4 km to mapped beach
Why this rating & source
OSM coastline and beach proximity; not a legal access route or bathing safety
The underlying reference score is 68/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
Weather & climate
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Balanced-climate reference.
10.3°C mean temperature
701 mm rainfall
1,599 sunshine hours
Why this rating & source
Observed Met Office previous 12 months: sunshine, rainfall and temperature, normalised to published display anchors; preference from cooler/wetter to warmer/sunnier/drier. Not long-run normals.
The underlying reference score is 86/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
Broadband
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Position among supported UK locations; ties share the same rank.
92.7% area gigabit availability
98.6% area superfast availability
Coverage score = 75% gigabit + 25% superfast. UK comparison is its relative rank; neither predicts the speed at a particular home.
The underlying reference score is 94/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
Mobile coverage
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Position among supported UK locations; ties share the same rank.
Ofcom Jan 2026 outdoor geographic coverage (at least one network), published by ONS Explore Local Statistics; local-authority area, NOT a village or indoor signal reading
Why this rating & source
Ofcom Jan 2026 outdoor geographic coverage (at least one network), published by ONS Explore Local Statistics; local-authority area, NOT a village or indoor signal reading
The underlying reference score is 100/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
Employment context
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78.7% working-age employment
1.1 jobs per working-age resident
Why this rating & source
ONS/NISRA labour conditions: 65% workplace job-density fit + 35% working-age employment fit when both exist; otherwise published component only. Survey uncertainty; not vacancies or an individual job match
The underlying reference score is 67/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
Statistics describe areas and settlement centres, using the dated source releases in each question. Estimated journeys exclude traffic, waits and reliable crossing checks. Visit the area and verify the individual property.