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UK COMPARISON INDEX
GoodEdinburgh combines the contrasting streets of its Old and New Towns with residential neighbourhoods stretching towards the coast and surrounding hills. It offers city life with a particularly varied setting, so the experience of living here depends heavily on the neighbourhood. Compare your regular journeys and housing choices as carefully as the attractions of the centre.
The UK index averages 19 supported comparisons. Weather, walking style and your important places need a personal preference and are excluded. Affordability compares supported area prices, with lower prices ranked higher. Crime is compared within each recording nation. Your suitability uses the priorities you choose.
£301,313 supported area price
authority HPI
Official UK HPI authority-area average; not a village sample or property valuation
Lower area prices. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.
0/100 exposure index (lower means less screened exposure)
Official settlement-centre screen; check surface water and the property
Official national centre-screening · official centre-screen, incomplete hazard coverage · relative screening index, NOT annual flood probability
Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.
City of Edinburgh
£1,868 per year (reference band)
Official 2026/27 authority council tax or NI domestic-rate context
Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.
2,831 listed buildings within 1 km
Statutory listing-density context; not period homes for sale
Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.
33.2% mapped building footprint within 1 km
OSM building-footprint share within 1 km; mapped built-upness, not a population census or guaranteed privacy
Lower building density. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.
0.1 km straight-line
OSM nearest grocery / everyday food shop, straight-line proximity, no count bonus
Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.
327.2 km of mapped paths within 3 km
33.2% building footprint; rural character affects countryside-walk fit
Mapped path length within 3 km. Select parks, countryside, hills or mountains to assess your preferred type of walking.
Mapped paths are not necessarily countryside paths. Building density and hill or mountain access are used only when those walking preferences are selected.
5 μg/m³ PM2.5
Defra/Ricardo Pollution Climate Mapping 2024 modelled PM2.5 + NO2 at 1-km background grid; not roadside/property measurement
Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.
68 night-light radiance
2024 VIIRS night-time light 500m satellite radiance; relative artificial-light exposure, not visual sky clarity
Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.
Add the places you want to stay close to.
Distances use your selected destinations.
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
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
Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.
Edinburgh Airport
23 min modelled road/ferry access
14.7 km on the road model
Static road/ferry model; excludes traffic and ferry waits.
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
Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.
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.
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.
Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.
1 km straight-line
National inspections retained in original form; rating measures school access
Measured nearest-school proximity only. Scotland/Wales/NI inspectorates are not converted into Ofsted grades.
School access and comparable published inspections. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.
Edinburgh Access Practice
0.8 km straight-line
0.8 km to mapped hospital
50% registered NHS GP proximity, 35% mapped hospital proximity, 15% mapped pharmacy proximity; public postcode centroids / OSM, not capacity or clinical quality
Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.
172 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
April 2024 to March 2025
Electoral ward: City Centre (City of Edinburgh)
Compared within the same recording nation. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.
0 km straight-line
OSM nearest pub, café or restaurant; proximity, not ratings or opening hours
Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.
3.1 km to coastline
Mapped coastline distance; straight-line distance, not a route
Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.
10.3°C mean temperature
701 mm rainfall
1,599 sunshine hours
Met Office observations for the recorded 12-month period, not long-term normals. This range combines observed temperature, rainfall and sunshine; it is not a good/bad rating.
92.7% area gigabit availability
98.6% area superfast availability
Ofcom residential coverage: 75% gigabit + 25% superfast; authority context, not property speed
Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.
Outdoor coverage across the local authority
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
Compared with supported UK locations. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.
78.7% working-age employment
1.1 jobs per working-age resident
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
Area employment and job availability. The comparison bar shows relative position, not a guarantee for an individual property.
