City of Edinburgh: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£705,469

Semi-detached

£460,502

Terraced

£384,727

Flat or maisonette

£246,563

First-time buyers

£254,542

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  436,320 in 1991 → 530,680 in 2024 (+21.6%)

  Scotland over the same years: +9.1%

• Average house price

  £149,470 in 2005 → £303,965 in 2026 (+103.4%)

  Scotland over the same years: +84.3%

• Median weekly pay

  £418 in 2008 → £705 in 2025 (+68.5%)

  Scotland over the same years: +70.4%

• Employment rate

  74.1% in 2004 → 82.1% in 2023 (+10.8%)

  Scotland over the same years: +2.9%

• Claimant count

  2.2% in 2001 → 2.5% in 2025 (+13.6%)

  Scotland over the same years: −9.1%

• Disposable income per head

  £11,997 in 1997 → £31,043 in 2024 (+158.8%)

  Scotland over the same years: +153.7%

30 official indicators are published for City of Edinburgh; 23 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills85.5% (2023) · 7th highest of 348
• Productivity · Economy & work£56.3 per hour (2023) · 18th highest of 361
• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work13.1% (2024/25) · 23rd lowest of 363
• Job density · Economy & work1.11 jobs per resident (2024) · 25th highest of 350

Where it ranks worst

• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.6 out of 10 (2022/23) · 310th lowest of 363
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 214th highest of 361
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work57.2% (2021) · 180th highest of 374
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment4.0 t per person (2024) · 132nd lowest of 361