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For more information contact [email protected] 1 Summary of demographic change in Edinburgh, 2 Population change 2007 to 2017: Edinburgh, the Edinburgh city region and Scotland 2007, 2017 the Edinburgh city region and Scotland
Edinburgh city Edinburgh Edinburgh city region Scotland Edinburgh Scotland Population region 12.5% 8.1% 2007 2017 2007 2017 2007 2017 Total 4.9% Total 456K 513K 1.27M 1.38M 5.17M 5.42M population
Male 221K 250K 615K 669K 2.50M 2.64M 13.1% 8.7%
Female 235K 263K 657K 707K 2.67M 2.78M 5.8% Male Male
Child (0-15) 69K 78K 223K 233K 924K 917K population Working age (16-64) 319K 358K 849K 897K 3.40M 3.49M 12.0% Over 65 68K 77K 200K 246K 846K 1.01M 7.6% 4.2% 2
Density (km ) 1,732 1,949 164 177 66 70 Female population
12.7% 4.6%
KEY FACTS Child popultion In the ten years to 2017 Edinburgh’s population grew by -0.7% 12.5% from 456,000 to 513,000 people. 12.2% In the same time period Scotland grew by 4.9%. 5.6% 2.8%
The child population in Edinburgh (those aged between 0 Working population and 15 years old) grew by 12.7% between 2007 and 2017. 22.9% 19.7% 14.1% In the same period Scotland’s child population remained
largely unchanged decreasing slightly by 0.7%.
Over 65 65 Over population
Source: National Records of Scotland Note: Edinburgh city region is defined as Edinburgh, East Lothian, West Lothian, Midlothian Fife, and the Scottish Borders. 3 Components of population change from 2007 to 2017 4 Births and deaths in Edinburgh and Scotland per 1,000 population 2007 to 2017 Edinburgh Edinburgh city region Scotland 12.5%
10.1% 14.0 Edinburgh 8.1% 12.0 6.6%
4.5% 4.9% 10.0
2.4% 8.0 1.6% 0.4% 6.0 Net Migration Natural Change Total Population Change 4.0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Natural population growth Births Deaths KEY FACTS
Net migration was the main driver of population change in 14.0 Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland and the city region during 2007 to 2017. 12.0 Edinburgh’s birth rate per capita is higher than the Scottish average. In 2017 there were 10 births per 1,000 population (or 10.0 one birth in every 100 people). 8.0
6.0
DID YOU KNOW 4.0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Net migration is inward minus outward migration, this Natural population growth Births Deaths includes migration to and from overseas, the rest of the UK and within Scotland. Natural change is births minus deaths within the area. Source: National Records of Scotland Note: Population size in major UK cities (2017): Bradford 534K; Bristol 259K; Birmingham 1.14M; Edinburgh 513K; Glasgow 621K; Leeds 785K; Liverpool 492K; Manchester 546K; Sheffield 578K. 5 Projected population of Edinburgh by age band 2016 6 Edinburgh male and female age structure 2017 (% of male to 2041 (2016 based projections) and female population)
over 75 63,300 5.7% 8.3% 48,800 55,900 43,600 37,300 45,400 50,000 53,400 65-74 7.6% 8.3% 35,600 38,700 42,600 40,300 50-64 17.3% 16.7%
30-49 30.2% 28.4%
16-29 23.2% 24.0% 375,200 382,900 393,200 396,600 401,200 353,900 0-15 16.1% 14.4%
Male Female
7 Scotland male and female age structure 2017 (% of male 77,400 82,500 83,400 82,100 81,600 80,700 and female population)
2016 2021 2026 2031 2036 2041 (507,170) (530,250) (546,440) (560,950) (573,040) (583,140) over 75 7.3% 9.5%
65-74 0-15 16-64 65-74 75+ 10.8% 10.6%
50-64 13.6% 20.6%
30-49 26.0% 25.8% KEY FACTS Edinburgh population is projected to grow to 583,140 by 2041. 16-29 20.4% 17.4%
In 2017 Edinburgh has a higher proportion of people aged 16 to 0-15 19.4% 16.1% 49 than Scotland. Over half of males and females in Edinburgh are aged 16-49 year old (Male 53.5% and Females 52.4%. Male Female In Scotland less than half of population are aged 16-49 year old (Male 46.4% and females 43.2%) Source: National Records of Scotland 8 Population in UK cities in 2017 10 Population density in Edinburgh and major UK cities (residents per km2) 2017
Birmingham 1,137,100 Manchester 4,720 Leeds 784,800 Liverpool 4,400 Glasgow 621,000 Birmingham 4,250 Sheffield 577,800 Bristol 4,190 Manchester 545,500 Glasgow 3,560 Bradford 534,800 Edinburgh 1,950 Edinburgh 513,200 Sheffield 1,570 Liverpool 491,500 Bradford 1,460 Bristol 459,300 Leeds 1,420
9 Population change for UK cities, percentage and number, from 2007 to 2017
Manchester 16% 75,000 KEY FACTS Edinburgh 13% 57,200 In 2017 Edinburgh population density was 1,950 residents Bristol 11% 47,400 per square kilometre. Birmingham 11% 108,100 Cities like Bristol, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester have over the twice the population density level in Sheffield 9% 47,900 Edinburgh. Glasgow 9% 49,300 Edinburgh’s population increase between 2007 to 2017 of Bradford 33,400 7% 57,200 people was higher than most other UK cities. Only Liverpool 8% 38,000 Manchester and Birmingham increased by a higher absolute Leeds 6% 46,300 number.
Source: ONS Population Estimates - NOMIS Note: Major UK cities included above are the top eight largest cities in the UK excluding London. KEY FACTS In 2016, 28% of Edinburgh’s population lived in the North West 11 Population estimates by Edinburgh locality and ward 2016 locality area. The South East locality contains the highest number of working 143,700 115,500 135,800 112,200 age people in Edinburgh at 100,100 people aged between 16 (28%) (23%) (27%) (22%) and 64 years old. In Leith Walk, 81.3% of the population living in that area are of working age.
North West North East South East South West In Colinton / Fairmilehead, 61.3% of the population living in that area are of working age.
Population Age Groups by Edinburgh Population number by ward 2016 Percentage of working age (16-64 years) Locality 2016 population by ward 2016
Sighthill / Gorgie 33,100 74.9% 26,100
16,200 17,100 17,900 Morningside 33,900 72.9%
15 years 15 - Forth 31,200 66.6% Liberton / Gilmerton 33,000 63.8% Age 0 Age North North East South South West East West Inverleith 31,000 66.5% Southside / Newington 37,300 75.4% Leith Walk 32,000 81.7% 35,000 61.9% 92,800 100,100 Almond 83,800 77,100 Craigentinny / Duddingston 31,500 69.5%
Portobello / Craigmillar 28,300 63.4% 64 years 64 - Leith 23,600 75.4% 24,300 61.3% North North East South South Colinton / Fairmilehead 64.8% Age 16 Age West East West Pentland Hills 30,900 Fountainbridge / Craiglockhart 23,800 73.1% Drum Brae / Gyle 23,800 65.1% City Centre 31,600 83.1% 62.4% 24,800 Corstorphine / Murrayfield 22,900 15,400 18,500 17,100
Age 65+ years 65+ Age North North East South South Note the ward areas reflect the post 2016 electoral boundary change West East West Source: National Records of Scotland 12 Origin of overseas workers registered in Edinburgh 13 Top ten origins of overseas workers registered in 2015-17 Edinburgh 2015-17 Note: This provides an estimate of all overseas migrants to Edinburgh who registered for National Insurance (to work or to claim benefits) during 2015-17. The data provides a useful 4,780 4,610 proxy for the nationality of recent migrant in-flows to the city. 3,290 2,270 1,180 1,690 1,400 330 1,310 1,180 1,100 970 360 Sweden 350 2,270 560 1,100 Lithuania China Netherlands 230 Canada 4,610 Republic of Ireland 960 Pakistan 970 Edinburgh registrations as % of Scottish total 1,690 India 370 55% 560 44% 41% 41% 40% 41% 37% 27% Germany Malaysia 20% USA Bulgaria 9% 480 1,400 France Poland 560 4,780 Czech Republic 590 960 Romania 3,290 Portugal 390
Hungary 1,310 KEY FACTS Australia 35,300 new workers registered from overseas over New 270 Spain Zealand past 3 years. 71% came from Europe. Top Countries of origin: (Europe) Spain, Poland and Nigeria Italy Greece Italy. (Beyond Europe) India, China, and USA.
Europe 55% of Spanish workers that came to Scotland to Australasia Asia Note: Size of circle corresponds to total number of overseas register for National Insurance did so in Edinburgh. Africa Americas workers registered in Edinburgh in the three year period: 2015-17. Source: DWP National Insurance Number Registrations 14 Economic status of residents as a percentage of 16 Main reasons for being economically inactive in population aged 16 to 64 years in Edinburgh and UK cities Edinburgh and UK cities 2018 2018 37.4% 78.1% 78.2% Edinburgh UK city average London 73.9% Student 34.0% 32.7% 18.8% Long term sick 22.2% 16.6% Edinburgh 20.7% 15.7% 16.8% Looking after family / 16.4% 24.3% UK city home 5.5% 5.5% 5.0% 29.5% average London 15.2% Economically active Economically inactive Economically inactive Other 11.4% (want a job) (don’t want a job) 15.1% 12.9% Retired 8.2% 15 Percentage of residents aged 16 to 64 years in 6.1% employment in UK cities 2018 Bristol 78.2% KEY FACTS Leeds 76.8% Edinburgh has a higher percentage (75.6%) of the working Edinburgh 75.6% age population in employment than the average of major London 74.2% UK cities. Sheffield 70.4% The main reasons in Edinburgh for being economically Manchester 68.9% inactive include being a student (42.0%) or being retired Bradford 68.1% (15.3%). These two reasons are more prominent in Liverpool 67.6% Edinburgh than in the average in other major UK cities, including the London region. Glasgow 66.5% Birmingham 64.4%
Note: Major UK Cities average is based on the top eight largest populated cities Note: Year 2018 refers to the 12 months to March 2018. in the UK excluding London, which are: Bradford, Bristol, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, and Sheffield. Source: NOMIS - Annual Population Survey 17 Model based estimate of unemployment rate in 19 Model based estimate of unemployment in major UK Edinburgh 2009 to 2018 (years April to March) cities 2018 (April to March)
Birmingham 7.8% Glasgow 5.9% 6.8% 6.9% 6.9% Bradford 5.7% 6.7% 6.4% 5.5% 5.5% Sheffield 5.7% 4.6% Liverpool 5.6% 3.80% 3.60% Manchester 5.6% London 5.0% Leeds 4.6% Bristol 3.8% Edinburgh 3.6% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
18 Average gross disposable household income per KEY FACTS resident in major UK cities 2016 Edinburgh’s unemployment rate over the last 10 years reached as high as 6.9% in 2014. In the year to March Edinburgh £21,800 2018 unemployment was 3.6%, which is the lower than other major UK cities, including London region. Bristol £17,600 The average gross disposable income in Edinburgh was Leeds £16,800 £21,800 in 2016, higher than other UK major cities. Glasgow £15,300 Sheffield £15,100 Liverpool £14,500 DID YOU KNOW? Bradford £14,400 Gross disposable household income is the amount of money that Birmingham £14,100 individuals, in the household sector, have available for spending or Manchester £13,200 saving after taxes, social contributions and benefits have taken effect.
Source: ONS - Regional Gross Household Income Source: NOMIS - Annual Population Survey 20 Annual full time resident workers salary (median) 21 High and Low Skilled occupations by major UK in major UK cities 2017 cities April 2017 to March 2018
High Skilled Occupations Low Skilled Occupations London £34,750 38.6% Edinburgh 8.9% Edinburgh £30,700 34.9% London Bristol £27,980 8.9%
33.2% Leeds £27,830 Bristol 10.3%
Glasgow £27,120 31.1% Sheffield 12.4% Sheffield £26,950 28.4% Leeds Birmingham £26,690 10.9% 27.0% Glasgow Liverpool £25,860 14.3%
Manchester 25.7% £25,000 Liverpool 14.0% Bradford £24,810 25.3% Manchester 13.7% Source: NOMIS - Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 25.1% Birmingham 13.1%
KEY FACTS 22.7% Bradford In 2017 the annual full time salary of a person working 11.9% in Edinburgh was over £30,000. Only London has a Source: NOMIS - Annual Population Survey higher median full time salary.
Edinburgh has a large proportion of workers in high Note Skilled occupation level by occupation type is defined from Office of National skilled occupations. At 38.6% of all workers, this is Statistics - Table 1 High Skilled Occupations defined by following SOC 2010 sub-major more than other UK cities, including London (34.9%). groups: Corporate managers and directors; Science, research, engineering and technology professionals; Health professionals, Teaching and educational professionals; Business, media and public service professionals. Low skilled is defined by: Elementary trades and related occupations; Elementary administration and service occupations.
. 22 People in employment by industry sector 2017 23 Financial and insurance size of employment market in Edinburgh, Scotland and major UK cities (top 10 UK cities 2017 Edinburgh sectors) Edinburgh 9.9% Edinburgh Edinburgh Major UK city Scotland Industry Sectors Number % average % % London 7.1%
Health 50,000 15.0% 15.0% 15.6% Bristol 6.9%
Financial and insurance 33,000 9.9% 5.0% 3.2% Leeds 5.9%
Professional, scientific 31,000 9.3% 9.7% 6.9% Glasgow 5.5% & technical Accommodation and 31,000 9.3% 6.9% 7.6% Manchester 5.1% food services
Education 31,000 9.3% 9.8% 7.5% Liverpool 4.0%
Retail 28,000 8.4% 8.7% 9.5% Birmingham 4.0%
Business admin and 25,000 7.5% 10.0% 7.6% support services Bradford 3.9%
Public administration 22,000 6.6% 4.7% 6.1% Sheffield 3.8% and defence
Arts, entertainment and 17,000 5.1% 4.1% 4.6% recreation Information and KEY FACTS 17,000 5.1% 3.9% 2.7% communication Around 50,000 people in Edinburgh are employed in the Total 333,000 health sector. This industry sector makes up 15% of all jobs in Edinburgh.
Note: Major UK city average includes the eight largest populated UK cities excluding In 2017, 9.9% of people in employment in Edinburgh were London: Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and in the finance and insurance sector. This is twice as much Sheffield. as the average across other UK cities.
Source: NOMIS - Business Register and Employment Survey 24 Gross value added (GVA) in Edinburgh 2016 25 Edinburgh GVA as percentage of Scotland GVA 2016
Manufacturing, Public administration; education; health 15.1% £589 million, 3% Construction, £525 million, 3% Recreation, other services Financial & insurance activities 50.0% & household activities, £755, million 4% Distribution; transport; accommodation 13.1% Public & food administration; Agriculture, mining, education; health , Professional & administrative services electricity, gas, water £4,398 million, 22% 17.4% & waste, £631 million, 3% Real estate activities 14.7%
Information & Information & communication 21.8% communication, Financial & £1,044 million, 5% Recreation, other services & household insurance 14.4% activities activities, £4,049 Real estate activities, million, 20% Agriculture, mining, electricity, gas, 6.1% £2,277 million, 12% water & waste
Professional & Manufacturing 4.1% administrative Distribution; transport; services, £2,432 accommodation & food, million, 12% £3,243 million, 16% Construction 6.6%
Note: GVA is a measure of the total value of output produced by an economy. DID YOU KNOW? Gross Value Added (GVA) is the value generated KEY FACTS by an area, industry or sector of an economy In 2016 the Gross Value Added by the Finance and Insurance Sector engaged in the production of goods and services. in Edinburgh was over £4 billion, 20% of Edinburgh’s total GVA. Half of Scotland’s output (GVA) for finance and insurance comes from Edinburgh. Source: ONS - Gross Value Added 26 Change in Edinburgh GVA 2011 to 2016 by industry 27 Change in GVA in UK cities 2011 to 2016
Agriculture, mining, electricity, gas, water 36% and waste
Manufacturing -2%
Construction 5%
Distribution; transport; accommodation 36% and food
Information and communication 33%
Financial and insurance activities 14%
Real estate activities 28%
Professional and administrative services 24%
Public administration; education; health 15%
Recreation, other services and 28 GVA per capita in major UK cities 2016 20% household activities London £46,500 Edinburgh £39,300 Note: GVA is a measure of the value of goods and services in a area industry or Manchester £33,600 sector of the economy. Glasgow £33,100 Bristol £31,500 KEY FACTS Leeds £28,100 In 2016 the Gross Value Added per capita in Edinburgh was Liverpool £23,400 £39,300, higher than other major UK cities, with the exception Birmingham £22,900 of London. Sheffield £19,900 Between 2001 and 2016 the Edinburgh economy, measured Bradford £18,600 as GVA, grew by 21.2% This increase was larger than most UK cities. Source: ONS - Gross Value Added 29 Edinburgh Business demography births and deaths 2006 to 2016
3,500 KEY FACTS 44.1% of new businesses in Edinburgh are still trading 3,000 after 5 years, a rate of survival higher than most other 2,500 UK cities. 2,000 The number of registered enterprises in Edinburgh increased by 18.2% from 2012 to 2017. This is higher 1,500 than the Scotland average of 10.5% over the same 1,000 period. 500 Natural business growth Births Deaths The number of small enterprises in Edinburgh - businesses with less than 50 employees - increased 0 by 19.7% from 2012 to 2017. 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
30 Business survival rates in UK cities over five years 31 Change in number of registered enterprises by from 2011 to 2016 employee size band from 2012 to 2017
Leeds 44.2% Edinburgh Scotland Edinburgh 44.1% 18.2% Total Bristol 43.8% 10.5% Sheffield 42.3% 2.1% Bradford 41.7% 250+ 5.1% Birmingham 39.0% 7.1% Manchester 38.9% 50-249 6.1% Liverpool 38.6% Glasgow 38.3% band size Employee 19.7% 0-49 London 38.2% 10.7%
Source: ONS - Business Demography and NOMIS - Population Estimate Source: Scottish Government - Businesses in Scotland 32 Business density change to job density: registered businesses per 1,000 residents in major UK cities 2016 KEY FACTS In 2016 there were 41.5 business per 1,000 resident in Manchester 47.6 Edinburgh. This represents a higher business density than Bristol 44.5 most other major UK cities. Leeds 41.5 38,400 people were employed in the Digital tech economy in Edinburgh in 2017. Edinburgh 41.5 This represents 74.9 digital tech economy jobs per 1,000 Birmingham 37.8 residents in Edinburgh. Glasgow 34.7 Edinburgh has the second highest digital tech economy relative Bradford 32.4 to its population size when compared to other UK cities. Sheffield 31.2 Liverpool 31.1
Source: ONS - Business Demography and NOMIS - Population Estimates
33 Number of Digital Tech Economy Jobs in 34 Number of Digital Tech Economy Jobs per 1,000 major UK cities 2017 residents in in major UK cities 2017
Manchester 69,800 Manchester 128.0 Edinburgh 38,400 Edinburgh 74.9 Bristol 27,000 Bristol 58.8 Glasgow 33,700 Glasgow 54.2 Leeds 34,700 Leeds 44.3 Sheffield 22,000 Sheffield 38.1 Birmingham 41,600 Birmingham 36.5 Liverpool 12,900 Liverpool 26.2
Note: Digital tech jobs includes all people working in digital tech occupations, irrespective Note: Bradford figures not provided by Tech National. London region digital tech of the industry. For example, a software developer working in a retail company jobs equals 256,082, or 29.0 per 1,000 population.
Source: Tech Nation Report 2018 and NOMIS - Population Estimates 35 Registered enterprises in Edinburgh by employee 37 Change in number of registered enterprises by sector size band and sector 2017 2012 to 2017 Professional, scientific and technical activities 28% Sector 0 -49 50-249 250+ Total Professional, scientific and technical activities 4,355 125 110 4,590 Information and communication 40% Information and communication 2,430 55 45 2,530 Wholesale, Retail and Repair -5% Wholesale, retail and repair 1,965 125 295 2,390 Accommodation and food service activities 16% Accommodation and food service 1,540 65 95 1,700 Construction 1,465 20 25 1,510 Administrative and support service activities 34% Administrative and support service activities 1,395 50 115 1,560 Construction 11% Human health and social work 860 85 70 1,015 Other service activities 885 45 25 955 Human health and social work activities 17% Real estate activities 805 35 25 860 Other service activities -3% Financial services 490 35 70 600 Arts, entertainment and recreation 510 20 20 555 Real estate activities 13% Manufacturing 500 30 25 555 Financial and insurance activities 35% Transportation and storage 260 35 45 335 Manufacturing Education 270 20 15 305 10% Primary industries and utilities 220 5 20 245 Arts, entertainment and recreation 7% Total 17,960 750 995 19,705 Transportation and storage 22% 36 Percentage registered enterprises by employee size Education 22% band 2017 Primary industries and utilities 36%
96.5% Edinburgh Scotland 91.1%
KEY FACTS A total of 19,705 businesses were registered in Edinburgh in 2017. 1,000 of these businesses employed more than 250 people. Over 90% of businesses employed fewer than 50 people. 3.8% 2.2% 5.0% 1.3%
0-49 50-249 250+ Employee size band Source: Scottish Government - Businesses in Scotland 38 Foreign direct investments in major UK cities: number 40 Foreign direct investments in Edinburgh: number of of 12 months to March 2018 projects Manchester 30 12 month total 40 40 38 39 36 Edinburgh 29 34 34 34 32 30 Birmingham 20 29 29 Glasgow 16 Liverpool 12 Leeds 9 Sheffield 6 Bristol 5 Bradford 0
Source: FDI Markets
39 Foreign owned enterprises in Edinburgh by employment KEY FACTS share 2012 to 2017 In the period April 2017 to March 2018 there were 29 2012 2017 recorded foreign direct investments in Edinburgh.
22,510 22,040 EU owned enterprises in Edinburgh employed 22,510 21,060 people in 2017 up by 40.5% from 16,020 in 2012. 16,020 Rest of the world foreign owned businesses in Edinburgh employed 22,040 people in Edinburgh in 2017.
EU Rest of World
Source: Scottish Government - Businesses in Scotland 41 Geographical reach of registered charities in Edinburgh 42 Percentage who provided unpaid help to organisations 2018 or groups in 2016 2,680 Edinburgh 32%
790 340 750 300 460 50 Scotland 27%
Aberdeen 25%
Local Edinburgh wide Edinburgh and Scotland Glasgow 23% Scotland and UK UK and Overseas Overseas only
Dundee 21%
Source: OSCR - Scotland's Charity Regulator Source: Scottish Household Survey LA tables 2016 Note: Figures were taken from the OSCR register database on 1 August 2018 and refers to charities who are based in Edinburgh and who’s main operations are Edinburgh based. 43 Number of people working in the social enterprise sector KEY FACTS in Edinburgh 2017
There were 2,680 registered charities in Edinburgh in 2018. 980 1,580 4,400 32% of residents provided unpaid help to organisations or groups text, the highest in Scotland. 6,610
There were 13,570 people working in the Social enterprise sector 13,570 in Edinburgh in 2017, more than 6,600 of these are volunteers.
DID YOU KNOW? Social enterprises are businesses that have a social or Volunteers on Trainees Employees Volunteers Total environmental aim, they are organisations that reinvest all of Boards their profits back into the business or the community, and be or aspire to be financially self-sufficient through trading. Source: Social Enterprise in Edinburgh Impact Report 2017 DID YOU KNOW Footfall is a measure on the number of pedestrians passing a specific point. There are 25 footfall counter locations across the city centre of Edinburgh.
44 Edinburgh daily footfall by day December 2017, April 46 Edinburgh average daily footfall by location December 2017, 2018 and August 2018 April 2018, and August 2018
Monday 47,200 14,300 14,600 17,200 Princes Street 40,900 42,500 Tuesday 15,600 14,700 17,400 16,600 North Bridge 19,200 Wednesday 16,400 14,700 16,900 23,300 Dec-17 14,100 Thursday 17,400 16,000 17,700 Apr-18 Cross Streets 11,000 Dec-17 12,700 Aug-18 Friday Apr-18 18,500 16,300 18,000 12,200 Rose Street 9,000 Aug-18 Saturday 19,800 16,500 18,800 11,300 10,200 Sunday 14,400 12,400 13,300 Grassmarket 13,800 16,400 9,700 George Street 6,600 45 Edinburgh average footfall by location and time 7,900 (selected 4 hour periods) in August 2018
8,700 8AM to Noon 8PM to Midnight KEY FACTS Footfall levels in the city centre of Edinburgh are highest on Saturdays, with an daily average of 18,800 in August, 16,500 in April and 19,800 in 4,900 December. 4,300 3,800 In Edinburgh’s Princes Street footfall during December 2017 was higher 2,800 2,500 2,600 than in August 2018. The average daily footfall on Princes Street in 1,700 1,600 1,100 1,000 900 August 2018 was 42,500 people compared to 47,200 in December 2017. In the Grassmarket area, during August, footfall was higher in the Princes North Bridge Cross Grassmarket Rose Street George evening period than during the morning. In the four hours between 8PM Street Streets Street and midnight average footfall was 2,600, 100 higher than the 8AM to midday period. Note: The total Edinburgh footfall figures are based on 25 counter locations including: Princes St, George St, Rose St, Cross Streets (Fredrick/Hanover/Castle Streets), North Bridge and the Grassmarket. Source: Local Data Company; City of Edinburgh Council / Essential Edinburgh 47 Tourism in Edinburgh and Lothians 2016 48 Accommodation used by Great Britain visitors to Edinburgh and Lothians 2016 Domestic Overseas Total Other Camping / 8% Caravan Number of Visits / Trips 2.53 million 1.73 million 4.26 million B&B / Guest 4% House 3% Hotel Number of Nights 6.99 million 8.64 million 15.63 million Self-catering 41% 4%
Average trip duration (nights) 2.8 5.0 3.7
Tourist Expenditure £686 million £840 million £1,526 million Friends / Relatives Average Expenditure per day £98.14 £97.22 £97.63 40%
KEY FACTS According to Visit Scotland there were around 15.6 49 Accommodation used by Great Britain visitors to Scotland million visitor nights in Edinburgh and the Lothians in 2016 2016. Other Camping / 7% The total tourist expenditure in 2016 from this group Caravan Hotel was £1.5 billion. 9% 29% Guests from the rest of the Great Britain visiting Edinburgh and the Lothians are more likely to stay in a B&B / Guest hotel or with friends and family than the rest of House Scotland. 5%
Self-catering 17% Friends / DID YOU KNOW? Relatives 33% The number of Airbnb arrivals in Edinburgh over a year was just under half a million (496,000, July 2016 to July 2017). Source: Visit Scotland - Tourism in Scotland’s Regions Source: Airbnb 50 All visitors expenditure per person per day 2016 and 52 Edinburgh residents attending cultural venue in last 12 2017 in Edinburgh months 2017
2016 2017 % change Cinema 61.0% Accommodation £43.65 £42.01 -3.8% Theatre 42.0% Eating / Drinking £24.55 £25.54 +4.0% Musuem 42.0% Shopping £16.27 £17.42 +7.1% Live Music or 40.0% Entertainment £10.36 £9.89 -4.5% Concert
£5.28 £5.51 +4.3% Travel / Transport Art Gallery 34.0% Total £100.12 £100.38 +0.3% Source: Edinburgh People Survey
51 Staying visitor expenditure per person per day 2016 to KEY FACTS 2018 (quarter 2 results) in Edinburgh In 2018, visitors staying overnight spent over £117 per person per 2016 2017 2018 day. This was up on the same period as last year by around £10. Accommodation £51.56 £50.29 £56.44 42% of Edinburgh residents reported going to the theatre or museum in the last 12 months. Eating / Drinking £24.71 £24.33 £26.31 61% of Edinburgh residents attended the cinema in the last year. Shopping £16.00 £16.46 £16.34
Entertainment £11.31 £10.82 £11.54 DID YOU KNOW? Travel / Transport £5.34 £5.78 £6.43 Edinburgh has nine cinema sites open year round with 66 cinema Total £108.93 £107.68 £117.06 screens and just over 12,000 seats available. Edinburgh has more cinema screens per capita than the UK average. In Edinburgh there are 13 screens per 100,000 Note: Figures above refer to those that visited the New Town Area of Edinburgh population compared to the UK average of 7. Source: Essential Edinburgh Source: UK Cinema Association and Edinburgh Cinema websites 53 Overseas visitors to Edinburgh by purpose of visit 2017 55 Percentage of overseas visitors to UK cities on holiday as purpose of visit 2017 Other Business 2% 10% Edinburgh 71.0 Glasgow 54.5% London 50.7% Liverpool 36.1% Visiting friends or family Bristol 30.6% 17% Manchester 26.4% Leeds 19.8% Birmingham 19.2% Holiday Bradford 17.9% 71% Sheffield 14.5%
DID YOU KNOW? The average length of stay from overseas visitors to Edinburgh and 54 Number of overseas visitors to UK cities annual the Lothians was 5.3 nights in 2017, a 6.4% increase on last year. average (2015 to 2017) Source: Visit Britain – County analysis
Edinburgh 1,749,200 Manchester 1,220,400 KEY FACTS Birmingham 1,113,000 71% of overseas visitors come to Edinburgh for a holiday, this is larger than Liverpool 703,500 other UK cities including Glasgow 54.5% and London 50.7%. Glasgow 702,400 Edinburgh draws in more oversees visitors per year than other UK cities Bristol 566,100 outside of London. Leeds 308,500 Edinburgh had 1 million more overseas visitors per year than Glasgow between 2015 and 2017. Edinburgh received more than 3 times the number Sheffield 167,400 of overseas visitors per year than Bristol. Bradford 97,900
Source: ONS International Passenger Survey 56 Top visitor attractions in Edinburgh 2017 57 Michelin awarded restaurants in UK cities 2018
Attraction 2017 Annual change National Museum of Scotland 2,166,000 +19.6% Bristol 31 2 4
Edinburgh Castle 2,064,000 +16.0% Edinburgh 26 4 4
Scottish National Gallery 1,601,000 +3.7% Manchester 24 3 Glasgow 16 2 St Giles Cathedral 1,286,000 +9.7% Bradford 13 1 2 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 905,300 +5.6% Birmingham 11 5 National War Museum 764,000 +12.5% Sheffield 11 1 the Michelin Plate Edinburgh Bus Tours 690,000 +14.1% Leeds 10 1 1 Bib Gourmand Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 606,000 +20.2% Liverpool 9 1 1 Star Edinburgh Zoo 556,200 -3.8%
Royal Yacht Britannia 390,000 +12.1% KEY FACTS Scotch Whisky Experience 379,000 +16.2% Edinburgh has more Bib Gourmand and Michelin star rated Scottish National Portrait Gallery 358,000 +11.0% restaurants than most other major UK cities. Our Dynamic Earth 322,000 +6.0%
Scottish Parliament 268,000 -1.0% Note. Data taken from ViaMichelin website on 30 July 2018. The Real Mary Kings Close 246,000 +8.0% Source: ViaMichelin Restaurants 2018 Note: Top visitor attractions means attractions that attract over 200,000 visitors per year.
DID YOU KNOW? KEY FACTS Michelin Plate means ‘restaurants serving good food simply’; 7 of the top 10 most visited attractions in Scotland for 2017 Bib Gourmand means ‘good restaurants at reasonable prices’ are based in Edinburgh. and 1 star means ‘high quality cooking, worth a stop.
Source: Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions DID YOU KNOW? Edinburgh festivals collectively attract audiences in excess of 4.5 million and have an economic impact of £313 million annually. 58 Attendance at major festivals 2017 (over 50,000 people) Source: BOP Consulting July 2018 Festival Attendees Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2,697,00 Edinburgh International Festival 462,000 KEY FACTS Edinburgh International Book Festival 389,000 The Edinburgh Festival Fringe had around 2.7 million Edinburgh Art Festival 315,000 attendees in 2017. 61% of attendees to the Fringe were Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 220,000 international, that is coming from outside of Scotland. Edinburgh Science Festival 146,000 The International Book festival attracted around 389,000 Edinburgh Hogmanay Street Party 75,000 attendees in 2017 with an estimated 49% of attendees being local, that is coming from Edinburgh. Edinburgh International Film Festival 73,000 Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival 67,600
59 Local audience attendance by major festivals 2017 60 International audience attendance by major festivals 2017
Interational Children's Festival 83% Military Tattoo 82%
Jazz & Blues Festival 71% Festival Fringe 61%
International Science Festival 62% Edinburgh's Hogmanay 61%
International Film Festival 54% Art Festival 52%
International Book Festival 49% Edinburgh International Festival 30%
Edinburgh International Festival 40% International Film Festival 26%
Art Festival 36% International Book Festival 17%
Edinburgh's Hogmanay 27% International Science Festival 8%
Festival Fringe 22% Jazz & Blues Festival 7%
Military Tattoo 3% Interational Children's Festival 6%
Note: local audience means attendees from Edinburgh, and International audience means attendees from outside of Scotland Source: City of Edinburgh Council KEY FACTS 61 Hotel development completions in Edinburgh 2002 In the two years 2016 to 2017 there were 1,575 hotel room to 2017 (number of rooms) completions in Edinburgh. In total, 5,000 new hotel rooms were completed in Edinburgh over the last 10 years. Around 30% of these were completed 2002-2003 295 in the last two years.
2004-2005 460 Edinburgh’s active pipeline of hotel development is comparable with other major UK cities with an expected increase in the existing hotel room supply of 14.5% in the 2006-2007 440 next two years.
2008-2009 895
2010-2011 630
2012-2013 910 62 New hotel rooms expected to enter the market over the next two years as a % of total existing room supply in UK cities as at 2014-2015 915 31 December 2017
2016-2017 1,575 14.5% 14.4% 14.3%
11.6%
DID YOU KNOW 8.1% Five hotel brands make up around 4,600 hotel rooms (around a third of total hotel rooms) in Edinburgh: Premier Inn, Travelodge, Holiday Inn/Holiday Inn Express, Ibis/Ibis Style and Apex. Source: City of Edinburgh Council Development Activity Report, Hotel Development Schedule 2017 Edinburgh Glasgow Liverpool Manchester London
Source: City of Edinburgh Council Source: Colliers International - Hotel Market Index 2018 63 Hotel occupancy rates top 5 UK cities 2017 64 Hotel average daily rates top 5 UK cities 2017
83.7% £149
£122
£103 £102 82.6% £95
82.1%
81.7% 81.6%
Edinburgh Oxford Glasgow London Belfast London Bath Edinburgh Oxford Cambridge
65 Annual change in hotel average room price in UK cities 2016 to 2017
KEY FACTS 10.4% Edinburgh had the highest hotel occupancy out of all UK cities in 2017. In 2017 the average occupancy rate in Edinburgh was 83.7%. The average price for a hotel room in Edinburgh was £103 in 2017, this compares to the average price for a 5.3% room in London at £149 per night. 4.1% 3.8% The average room price in Edinburgh increased by 2.8% 10.4% from 2016 to 2017.
London Bath Edinburgh Oxford Cambridge
Source: Colliers International - Hotel Market Index 2018 KEY FACTS 19% primary and secondary students go to an independent school in Edinburgh.
66 Number of pupils in Edinburgh schools 2017 68 School leaver destinations in Edinburgh 2018
Voluntary Independent KEY FACTS Training, 5.8% Work, 0.8% schools 11,030 In 2017 there were Employment, Activity around 18,000 21.7% Agreement, pupils in public 0.9% Local Authority Local Authority Unemployed Primary schools Secondary secondary schools Further Seeking, 6.3% 29,745 schools in Edinburgh. Education, 18,145 26.6% Unemployed Almost the same Not Seeking, number of students 1.0% were studying a Highter Early Education, Not Known, learning and postgraduate 38.3% 0.4% Special Schools 630 childcare degree in higher 10,315 education (17,500).
Source: City of Edinburgh Council; Scottish Council of Independent Schools Source: Scottish Government - Attainment and Leaver Destinations
67 Students enrolled in higher education institutions 69 Students enrolled in Edinburgh College 2017 in Edinburgh 2017
KEY FACTS Under-16, 1,150 Aged 20-24, In 2017 there were Total Postgraduate 3,750 around 150,000 pupils 18,700 Aged 16-17, Undergraduate 17,500 or students in 43,000 2,600 Edinburgh based Aged 25 education institutions, & over, Aged 18-19, including schools, 7,300 universities and 3,900 colleges.
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency Source: Scottish Funding Council 70 Higher Education undergraduate and Postgraduate 72 Edinburgh as a percentage of Scottish student total students in Edinburgh by establishment 2017 2017 Undergraduate Postgraduate 37.5% 21,600 34.1% 27.5% 24.9%
10,300 10,500 7,400
3,100 3,500 2,400 1,800
University of Edinburgh Napier Heriot-Watt Queen Margarent Edinburgh University University University TOTAL UK Other EU non EU
71 Higher education students in Edinburgh by domicile KEY FACTS and establishment 2017 In 2017 there were 21,600 undergraduate students at Edinburgh University, this compares to 10,500 at Napier UK Non-European Union Other European Union University, 7,400 at Heriot-Watt University and 3,500 at 20,400 Queen Margaret University. Edinburgh represent 27.5% of the higher education students in Scotland in 2017. 10,500 The City attracts 34% of Scotland’s other EU students and 7,900 7,400 around 38% of Scotland’s non-EU students in 2017.
3,600 4,100 2,100 1,500 1,000 300 800 900
The University of Heriot-Watt Queen Margaret Edinburgh Napier Edinburgh University University University
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency 73 Percentage of UK students in Higher Education in 74 Percentage of non-UK students in Higher Education in major UK cities 2017 UK cities 2017
Edinburgh 19.0% 11.8% 82.7% 82.9% 85.4% 85.4% 78.3% 80.5% 81.6% London 19.9% 9.4% 69.1% 70.6% Glasgow 13.2% 8.5% Manchester 14.6% 4.8% Sheffield 15.2% 3.1% Bristol 13.3% 4.0% Liverpool 14.7% 2.4% Bradford 9.8% 4.9% Leeds 11.5% 3.1% Non-EU % Other EU
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency 75 Higher Education students per 1,000 population in UK cities 2017
KEY FACTS Manchester 171.4 Edinburgh 121.6 In 2017, 69.1% of higher education students in Edinburgh were from the UK. Glasgow 114.9 Compared to other UK cities, Edinburgh has the Liverpool 113.8 highest proportion of non UK students 30.8% up Bristol 112.1 from 29.5% last year and the highest proportion of Sheffield 103.0 EU students (11.8%) at University. Leeds 80.6 London 38.0 Bradford 20.5
Source: NOMIS - Annual Population Survey Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency 76 Percentage of workforce educated to degree level or above in major UK cities 2017
Edinburgh 63.9 Bristol 62.4 KEY FACTS London 59.1 In 2017 63.9% of the Edinburgh workforce in Glasgow 55.1 employment is educated to degree level or above. Manchester 48.3 The female and male workforce educated to a Sheffield 47.6 degree level or above is higher in Edinburgh 64.5% Liverpool 43.6 and 63.3%, respectively than other UK cities. Leeds 42.0 Birmingham 37.7 Bradford 32.6
77 Percentage of female workforce educated to degree 78 Percentage of male workforce educated to degree level level or above in major UK cities 2017 or above in major UK cities 2017
Edinburgh 64.5 Edinburgh 63.3 Bristol 64.0 Bristol 61.0 London 61.7 London 56.9 Glasgow 57.8 Glasgow 52.4 Manchester 49.7 Manchester 47.0 Sheffield 49.7 Sheffield 45.7 Liverpool 45.1 Liverpool 42.3 Leeds 44.3 Leeds 40.0 Birmingham 42.1 Birmingham 34.0 Bradford 39.5 Bradford 27.3
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency Source: NOMIS - Annual Population Survey 79 Percentage of household waste recycled in Scottish 81 Tonnes of household waste recycled in Scottish cities 2017 cities year to March 2017 86,320
Edinburgh 44.6%
54,550 Aberdeen 39.0% 37,500
Dundee 33.6% 22,860
Glasgow 25.2% Dundee Aberdeen Glasgow Edinburgh
Source: Local Government Benchmarking Framework - My Local Council Note: recycled = waste recycled + organics recycled + prepared for reuse. Waste data for 2016 was added on 26 September 2017 80 Satisfaction with recycling Service in Edinburgh 2017 Source: SEPA - Household Waste Data South West 75% KEY FACTS South East 68% Edinburgh recycled 44.6% of its household waste in the year to march 2017. Using conversion factors for households waste, Edinburgh North West 74% recycled enough waste to fill 127 Olympic swimming pools.
North East 69% DID YOU KNOW? Edinburgh 72% Further information on City of Edinburgh Council’s service delivery can be found in our Key Facts and Figures annual publications. Source: Edinburgh People Survey 2017 82 Percentage of land identified as greenspace UK cities 84 Green flag parks in major UK cities 2017 Spring 2016
Edinburgh 49.2% Edinburgh 32 Glasgow 32.0% Birmingham 18 Bristol 29.0% Sheffield 16 Birmingham 24.6% Manchester 13 Sheffield 22.1% Bradford 8 Leeds 21.7% Leeds 7 Manchester 20.4% Glasgow 3 Bradford 18.4% Liverpool 5 Liverpool 16.4% Bristol 1
Note: Mapping firm Esri UK analysed Landsat 8 satellite images from Spring Source: Keep Britain Tidy 2016 to illustrated the amount of green space in UK cities. Source: ESRI Greenspace maps UK cities Note: The total number of Green Flag awarded parks in Scotland was 73 in 2016. The Green Flag Award scheme is the benchmark national standard for parks and green spaces in the UK 83 Satisfaction with parks and green space in Edinburgh 2017
South West 87% KEY FACTS South East 89% 32 parks in Edinburgh were awarded a green flag. Increased from 13 parks in 2010. North West 84% Edinburgh makes up 46% of all Green flag awarded parks in Scotland. North East 85%
Edinburgh 86%
Source: Edinburgh People Survey 2017 85 Carbon dioxide per capita selected UK cities 2016 87 Source of carbon dioxide emissions major UK cities 2016 in kilo tonnes (Kt) Leeds 5.1 Industrial & Commercial Domestic Road Transport Sheffield 4.8 498 588 549 Edinburgh 4.6 Bristol 1,635Kt Glasgow 4.3
Bradford 4.1 Liverpool 631 647 574 1,851Kt Manchester 4.0 Birmingham 4.0 Bradford 763 808 593 Liverpool 3.8 2163Kt Bristol 3.6 Manchester 824 834 593 2,178Kt
86 Change in carbon dioxide per capita major UK cities Edinburgh 788 778 758 from 2010 to 2016 2,324Kt
Manchester 34.3% Sheffield 1,319 822 661 2,801Kt Edinburgh 32.2% Glasgow 31.9% Glasgow 962 834 859 Liverpool 31.5% 2,654Kt Bristol 31.0% Leeds 1,208 1,179 1,632 Birmingham 27.9% 4,019Kt Leeds 25.7% Bradford 25.1% Birmingham 1,492 1,513 1,462 4,467Kt Sheffield 20.1% KEY FACTS Edinburgh recorded the second largest reduction in carbon dioxide Source: UK Dept for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy emissions per population out of UK major cities during 2010 to 2016. 88 Edinburgh weather, range in average max and min 89 Average sunshine hours per day by three month period temperature (in Celsius), July 2017 to June 2018
6.2 18.4 18.8 18.3 5.4 16.8 Av. Max Temp 16.5 Av. Min Temp 15.1 3.0 2.6 11.7
11.4 10.9 10.4 9.7 8.5 7.3 8.4 6.6 6.5 6.9 7.5 Jul 17 to Sept 17 Oct 17 to Dec 17 Jan 18 to March 18 April 18 to June 18
4.3 90 Average rainfall (millimetres) per day by three month period
2 1.6 1.6 0.8 0
2.5 2.0 1.6 1.2 KEY FACTS Edinburgh weather was best between April and June 2018.
The hours of sunshine per day in April to June 2018 was an Jul 17 to Sept 17 Oct 17 to Dec 17 Jan 18 to March 18 April 18 to June 18 average of 6.2 hours. The average volume of rain per day for that period was 1.2 millimetres. KEY FACTS Average max temperatures in June 2018 reached 18.3°C. There was over twice as much rain per day in July to September 2017 than in April to June 2018.
Source: Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh - Weather Station 91 Number of households in Scottish cities 2017 92 Number of households in Edinburgh 2007 to 2017
2007 217,740 107,650 2008 219,090 2009 220,420 KEY FACTS 2010 222,060 In 2017 there were 233,370 2011 224,040 households in Edinburgh. Aberdeen 2012 224,880 2013 227,220 70,050 2014 229,230 2015 229,650 2016 231,380 2017 233,370 Dundee 39,285 291,115 93 Percentage change in number of households in Scottish 233,370 cities and Scotland from 2007 to 2017 Stirling 7.2% 6.3% 6.2% 5.6%
Glasgow 3.1% 3.0% Edinburgh
KEY FACTS Edinburgh has the highest growth in number of households Edinburgh Stirling Aberdeen Glasgow Dundee Scotland among Scottish cities in the ten years to 2017. Source: National Records of Scotland - Households Between 2007 and 2017 the number of households increased by 7.2% in Edinburgh. Note: a ‘household’ refers to the people living together in a dwelling. Communal establishments, such as care homes and student halls of residence, are not included in the definition of a household. 94 Properties by type in Edinburgh 2017 95 Properties by type and Edinburgh locality area 2017
168,500 3,030 (5%) (67.8%) North East 4,150 (6%) Detached South East 7,720 (15%) 9,320 (14%) South West
North West 30,670 3,370 (5%) 24,220 24,750 5,360 (8%) (12.3%) (9.7%) (9.9%) Semi-Detached 6,210 (12%) 9,800 (14%) Detached Semi-Detached Terraced Flats 6,820 (11%) 7,660 (12%) Terraced 5,130 (10%) 11,070 (16%) KEY FACTS 48,810 (79%) 168,500 or 68% of properties in Edinburgh are flats. Around 48,370 (74%) 10% are detached, 10% semi-detached and 12% are terraced Flats homes. 33,580 (64%) In 2017 North East locality area of Edinburgh had 48,810 flats, 37,750 (56%) making up 79% of the total number of properties in that area. Note: a ‘property’ or rather ‘dwelling’ refers to the accommodation itself, for example, The North West locality area of Edinburgh contained in 2017 a house or a flat. Dwelling estimates come from both Council Tax records and more detached, semi-detached and terraced homes than the Scottish Assessors’ data. other three locality areas. The number of dwellings will not necessarily equal the number of households in an area, because some dwellings are vacant or second homes, and some dwellings contain more than one household.
Source: National Records of Scotland - Households 96 Number of properties by type and Edinburgh ward areas 2017
Flats Terraced Semi-detached Detached Total
Craigentinny/Duddingston 10,750 1,620 1,480 1,030 14,900
North East Leith 12,240 760 210 60 13,300 Leith Walk 18,650 980 80 30 19,700 Portobello/Craigmillar 7,180 3,470 1,610 1,910 14,200 City Centre 17,340 750 90 80 18,400 15,800 South East Liberton/Gilmerton 5,670 4,540 3,460 2,140 Morningside 11,910 1,220 740 1,090 15,000 Southside/Newington 13,450 1,140 1,070 840 16,500 Colinton/Fairmilehead 3,460 1,310 2,010 3,930 10,700 Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart 12,400 South West 10,030 850 510 1,050 Pentland Hills 5,710 1,760 2,870 2,580 12,900 Sighthill/Gorgie 14,390 1,200 830 150 16,600 Inverleith 11,890 1,580 1,580 1,700 15,700 Almond 5,070 3,630 2,850 4,110 10,300 North West Corstorphine/Murrayfield 5,110 1,440 2,060 1,720 10,700 Drum Brae/Gyle 4,030 2,730 2,150 1,750 15,500 Forth 12,320 1,690 1,250 290 15,800
KEY FACTS Note: Information is based in 2001 DZ areas matched to the new 2017 Ward areas for Edinburgh. Where Leith Walk is the area with the largest number of properties, 19,700 dwellings. datazones encompassed more than one ward, they were Leith Walk and Sighthill / Gorgie areas contain the highest concentration of flats attributed to the ward with the greatest number of houses. in the city, with over 18,000 flats. Liberton / Gilmerton area contains a high number of both terraced, and semi- detached properties. Source: National Records of Scotland - Households 97 Change in number of dwellings by type 2007 to 2017 99 Change in number of dwellings 2007 to 2017 by type and locality area
Detached 1,660 230 North East 198 Detached South East 350 Semi 620 South West detached 890 North West 140 Terrace 2,220 179 Semi detached 80 220 Flat 15,400 540 303 Terrace 98 Percentage change in number of dwellings 2007 to 370 2017 by type 1,000
5,390 10.1% 3,344 Flat 8.7% 2,660 7.8% 7.4% 4,010
KEY FACTS 2.6% In the ten years since 2007 the number of properties in Edinburgh has increased by 19,800, or 8.7%. This is more than the current number of properties in Leith Walk (19,700). Total Detached Semi detached Terrace Flat In the North West alone the number of detached homes grew by 890, and the number of terraced homes by 1,000 over 2007 to 2017.
Source: National Records of Scotland - Households 100 Change in number of properties by type and Edinburgh ward areas between 2007 and 2017 Total percentage Flats Terraced Semi-detached Detached change Craigentinny/Duddingston 540 10 0 0 3.8% North East Leith 1,820 120 10 0 17.2% Leith Walk 2,180 40 10 0 12.7% Portobello/Craigmillar 860 370 120 220 12.4% City Centre 1,320 130 10 0 8.6%
South East Liberton/Gilmerton 420 110 130 160 5.5% Morningside 230 30 10 20 2.0% Southside/Newington 1,380 30 20 20 9.4% Colinton/Fairmilehead 280 140 0 200 6.2% Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart 1,580 50 20 30 15.6% South West Pentland Hills 440 140 40 110 6.0% Sighthill/Gorgie 350 40 30 10 2.7% Almond 300 490 150 710 11.6% Corstorphine/Murrayfield 220 60 10 0 2.9% North West Drum Brae/Gyle 720 180 20 140 10.9% Forth 2,110 160 20 0 17.3% Inverleith 660 120 30 30 5.5%
KEY FACTS Leith saw an increase of 1,820 flats and 120 terraced homes, between 2007 and 2017. There were an additional 710 detached houses in Almond in 2017 compared to 2007. Almond had the largest increase in the number of terraced, semi detached and detached homes in the period. Source: National Records of Scotland - Households 101 Number of properties per hectare 2017 KEY FACTS 17.8 In 2017 there were 9.4 properties or dwellings per hectare in Edinburgh. 12.5 The area of Edinburgh with the highest density of properties was Leith Walk with 70.8 properties per hectare. 9.4 The South East and North East locality areas in Edinburgh 6.3 have a higher density of properties than Glasgow (17.4).
0.2 Note: Information is based in 2001 DZ areas matched to the new 2017 Ward areas for Edinburgh. Where a datazone covered more than one ward, they Glasgow Dundee Edinburgh Aberdeen Stirling were attributed to the ward with the greatest number of houses.
102 Number of properties per hectare by Edinburgh locality 2017
North West 7.0 North East 23.6 Almond 2.3 Craigentinny / Duddingston 24.3 Corstorphine / Murrayfield 17.7 Leith 28.3 Drum Brae / Gyle 14.5 Leith Walk 70.8 Forth 23.4 Inverleith 19.1 Portobello / Craigmillar 11.2
South West 4.9 South East 18.4
Colinton / Fairmilehead 3.8 City Centre 24.5 Fountainbridge / 27.6 Liberton / Gilmerton 10.8 Craiglockhart Pentland Hills 1.9 Meadows / Morningside 22.8
Sighthill / Gorgie 28.7 Southside / Newington 23.4
National Records of Scotland - Households 103 Housing tenure of Edinburgh households 2016 104 Percentage of housing owner occupied in Scottish Cities 2016 61% 61% 57% 56% 47% 44%
Stirling Scotland Edinburgh Aberdeen Glasgow Dundee
105 Percentage of housing private rented in Scottish Cities 2016 Edinburgh 26%
Dundee 22%
Aberdeen 20%
Glasgow 19%
Stirling 16%
Scotland 15% Note: Other represents privately owned vacant second homes. 106 Percentage of housing social rented in Scottish Cities Source: Scottish Household Survey - LA tables 2016 Glasgow 33%
KEY FACTS Dundee 33%
In 2016, 26% of Edinburgh households live in private Aberdeen 24% rented accommodation, a higher rate than recorded across Scotland as a whole. Scotland 23% Home ownership in Edinburgh was 57% in 2016, higher Stirling 21% than most other Scottish cities. Edinburgh 15% 107 Household composition by size type in Edinburgh 2016 111 Household composition by adult type in Edinburgh 2016
108 Percentage of single households in Scottish cities 2016 112 Percentage of adult with no children households in Scottish cities 2016 61% 58% 57% 48% 46% 52% 50% 50% 41% 40% 40% 35%
Glasgow Edinburgh Dundee Scotland Aberdeen Stirling Glasgow Edinburgh Aberdeen Dundee Scotland Stirling
109 Percentage of small households Scottish cities 2016 113 Percentage of pensionable aged adult households in Scottish cities 2016 35% 35% 35% 35% 33% 28% 28% 28% 27% 23% 23% 19%
Edinburgh Stirling Dundee Aberdeen Scotland Glasgow Stirling Dundee Scotland Edinburgh Aberdeen Glasgow
110 Percentage of large households in Scottish cities 2016 114 Percentage of adult and child households in Scottish cities 2016 30% 26% 25% 25% 23% 20% 22% 22% 21% 20% 20% 19%
Stirling Scotland Glasgow Aberdeen Dundee Edinburgh Scotland Stirling Glasgow Edinburgh Aberdeen Dundee
KEY FACTS 58% of Edinburgh households are occupied by adults with no Source: Scottish Household Survey - LA tables children, higher than the Scottish average at 50%. 115 Edinburgh average house price by building type 116 Average house prices in UK cities April 2018 April 2018 £530,320 Bristol £274,140 Edinburgh £254,250
£334,090 Leeds £178,940 £269,580 Birmingham £177,830 £199,490 Manchester £168,760
Sheffield £163,000
Bradford £131,860 Flats Terraced Semi-detached Detached Glasgow £125,920
Liverpool £123,310 Source: UK Government - House Price Index 117 Annual change in average house prices April 2018
Edinburgh 13.2% KEY FACTS Sheffield 9.6% The average property price in Edinburgh in April was Glasgow 8.1% £254,250, higher than most other major UK city Birmingham 6.1% outside London. Leeds Building types have different average house prices. In 5.7% Edinburgh the averaged detached property was sold Bristol 5.5% for £530,320 in April 2018 and the average flat was Manchester 5.5% £199,490. Liverpool 2.2% The average property price in Edinburgh has increased by 13.2% over the year to April 2018. Bradford 0.6%
Note: Average house price refers to April 2018 sales. London average price was £484,580, UK was £226,910 and Scotland was £148,950. Average prices increased by 1.0%, 3.9%, and 5.6% respectively, on the April 2017 average price
Source: UK Government - House Price Index 118 Annual number of property sales in Edinburgh 2013 119 Number of house sales in Edinburgh by month to 2017 2017 Average 2014 to 2016 12,430 12,470 12,190 11,080 January 780 9,760 640
February 680 700
790 March 890
April 910 1,070
May 1,280 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 890
1,070 June Source: Scottish Government - Housing Statistics 1,120 1,060 July 1,140
August 1,310 KEY FACTS 1,120
The number of property sales in Edinburgh for 2017 September 1,100 was 12,190. 1,140 1,030 Recorded property sales in 2017 were highest in May October 1,060 with 1,280 and in August 1,310. November 1,040 On average, between 2014 and 2016, July and 1,090 September are the months with the largest number of property sales. December 1,140 1,130
Source: UK Government - House Price Index DID YOU KNOW? There were around 19,000 purpose-built student bed spaces in Edinburgh at the end of 2017. Source: City of Edinburgh Council 120 Student housing development completions number of rooms 2010 to 2017 KEY FACTS 4,050 In Edinburgh from 2010 to 2017 the number of purpose built student rooms increased by 9,800, almost doubling the number 2,860 of student purpose built rooms since 2010. In the two year period to 2017, 4,050 additional rooms for students were completed. 1,380 1,540 In the five years to 2017 there were 8,840 new build home completions in Edinburgh. The annual number of new build starts in Edinburgh exceeded 2,400 in each year from 2015 to 2017, almost double the 2010 to 2011 2012 to 2013 2014 to 2015 2016 to 2017 number of new start builds in 2013 and 2014. Source: City of Edinburgh Council
121 Number of new build completions in Edinburgh all 122 Number of new start builds in Edinburgh 2013 to 2017 sectors 1998 to 2017 – five year periods
11,100 10,570 2,590 2,550 2,430 8,840
6,280 1,290 1,270
1998 to 2002 2003 to 2007 2008 to 2012 2013 to 2017 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Note: Total new build completions in Scotland between 2013 and 2017 was 82,460 Source: Scottish Government - Housing Statistics 123 Rail passenger numbers (millions) Edinburgh stations 124 Travel times to Edinburgh 2013 to 2017 City Car Train Edinburgh Waverley Haymarket All other stations Glasgow 1 hr 8 min 50 minutes 2.5 2.5 2.5 Manchester 4 hr 6 min 3 hr 12 min 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.1 Leeds 4 hr 7 min 2 hr 58 min 2.0 Liverpool 4 hr 11 min 3 hr 37 min Bradford 4 hr 20 min 3 hr 38 min 22.6 20.0 21.1 21.7 18.9 Sheffield 4 hr 40 min 3 hr 20 min Birmingham 5 hr 14 min 4 hr 00 min Bristol 6 hr 43 min 5 hr 50 min 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 London 7 hr 24 min 4 hr 00 min
Note: Number refers to exits and entrances Source: Google Maps and Scotrail Source: Office of Rail Regulation 125 Passenger numbers (millions) Edinburgh airport KEY FACTS 2013 to 2017
The number of rail passengers travelling to and from Edinburgh Domestic International 8.14 Waverley increased to 22.6 million in 2017. An increase of just 6.9 under one million on 2016. 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.1 5.4 5.2 The total number of passengers using Edinburgh Airport in 4.7 4.8 2017 was 13.34 million. The number of international air passenger traveling to and from Edinburgh Airport increased to 8.14 million in 2017, an increase of over one million on 2016.
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Source: Civil Aviation Authority 126 Top ten international destinations from Edinburgh 128 Top five domestic destination from Edinburgh airport Airport by passenger numbers 2017 by passenger numbers 2017
Spain 1,219,100 Germany 723,300 3,431,400 Republic Ireland 719,200 Netherlands 697,300 France 626,000 Italy 539,500 Spain (Canary Islands) 491,600 USA 389,800 457,200 392,800 254,800 208,100 Switzerland 323,000 Poland 302,200 London Belfast Bristol Birmingham Southampton
127 Top ten international cities from Edinburgh Airport KEY FACTS by passenger numbers 2017 Spain (including the Canary Islands) was the top Amsterdam 681,600 destination from Edinburgh Airport with 1.7 million air Dublin 617,900 passengers in 2017. Paris 412,100 Germany appears as the second top destination, having New York 266,700 been third in 2016, and fourth in 2015. Tenerife 253,700 Amsterdam was the top international city destination from Edinburgh Airport with 681,600 passengers in 2017. Alicante 230,500 Over a quarter of a million air passengers travelled to and Copenhagen 230,500 from New York and Edinburgh in 2017. Palma (Mallorca) 204,200 In 2017 there were 3.4 million air passengers between Malaga 195,800 Edinburgh and the London airports, this was 7 times as Geneva 193,500 many passengers than the next top UK city Belfast.
Source: Civil Aviation Authority 129 Main mode of travel in Edinburgh 2017 130 Percentage that take car or taxi to work in Scottish cities 2017
66.9% 65.9% 58.4% 52.5% 47.5% 43.3%
Stirling Scotland Aberdeen Dundee Glasgow Edinburgh
131 Percentage that walk to work in Scottish cities 2017 Dundee 34.6%
Edinburgh 32.1%
Glasgow 28.7%
Aberdeen 28.0%
KEY FACTS Scotland 21.3%
During 2016 44.3% of people in Edinburgh reported that there Stirling 18.7% main mode of travel was car or taxi, the national average was 64.6%. 132 Percentage that bus / bike to work in Scottish cities 2017 Edinburgh reported the lowest percentage of travels undertaken by car or taxi when compared to other Scottish cities. Edinburgh 22.9%
In Edinburgh 35.8% of residents reported that walking was their Glasgow 14.9% main mode of travel, this is the higher than other Scottish cities. Aberdeen 13.3%
Dundee 12.0%
Source: Transport Scotland - Transport and Travel in Scotland Stirling 10.5%
Scotland 9.7% 133 Main mode of travel Edinburgh to get around 2017 135 Percentage of Adults (16+) who use local bus services every day or almost every day 2017 bus 74% on foot 59% 26.3% car / van (drive) 43% car / van (passenger) 23% taxi 18% 15.2% 15.1% bicycle 12% 11.6% tram 11% 9.7% train 10% motorcycle 1%
Source: Edinburgh People Survey Edinburgh Glasgow Dundee Aberdeen Scotland
134 Percentage of Adults (16+) who are satisfied with Source: Transport Scotland - Transport and Travel in Scotland public transport 2017
87.5% 76.5% KEY FACTS 72.6% 71.8% 68.6% Residents were asked in the Edinburgh People Survey which form of transport do they use to get around in the last month. Almost three quarters of all those that responded reported taking the bus (74%) and 59% reported travelled by foot. 88% of people in Edinburgh are satisfied with public transport in the city. This is higher than the rate recorded in other Scottish cities. Over one in four people (26.3%) reported that they use the Edinburgh Dundee Aberdeen Glasgow Scotland bus either every or almost every day.
Source: Transport Scotland - Transport and Travel in Scotland 136 Traffic volume (average vehicle miles per day) for 137 Change in traffic volume for all motor vehicles in all motor vehicles in Scottish Cities 2017 Scottish Cities 2012 to 2017
10.8% Glasgow 3,966,800 7.5% 5.4% 4.4% Edinburgh 2,965,000
Stirling 1,744,800
-3.9% Glasgow Edinburgh Stirling Aberdeen Dundee Aberdeen 1,066,100
Dundee 587,600 KEY FACTS In 2017 the traffic volume on Edinburgh’s roads was estimated at around 3.0 million vehicle miles per day. DID YOU KNOW? This is almost three times the level recorded in The volume of traffic is calculated by multiplying the Aberdeen and five times that of Dundee. average annual daily flows (AADF) by the corresponding Between 2012 and 2017 the traffic volume in Edinburgh length of road and by the number of days in the year. So increased by 7.5%. This was the second largest one vehicle travelling one mile a day for a year would recorded change in traffic volume in Scottish cities, after equal 365 vehicle miles. Stirling which increased by 10.8%. Source: Department for Transport
Source: Department for Transport – traffic counts 138 Average download speed in major UK cities 2017 139 Where people access the internet 2016 (Mbps) (percentage of respondents)
Edinburgh 47.2 At home 98% 97% Birmingham 46.6 On the move 83% 41% Liverpool 44 At work 41% Edinburgh 28% Leeds 40.4 Scotland Educational institution 16% Bradford 38.9 8% At another person's home 25% Glasgow 36.3 10% Internet café or shop 14% Manchester 33.6 4%
Sheffield 30.6 Public library 10% 3% Source: OFCOM Source: Scottish Household Survey - LA tables
140 Methods used to access the internet 2016 (percentage of respondents) KEY FACTS Edinburgh Scotland The average download speed in Edinburgh in 2017 was 47.2 mega bites per second (Mbps) as measured by OFCOM. 90% 86% 80% The most popular location for accessing the Internet in 72% Edinburgh and Scotland is ‘at home’ with 98% and 97% of all 54% 52% responses.
Up to 83% of people reported accessing the internet ‘on the 20% move’, more than double the rate reported in Scotland at 41%. 12% 15% 11% 86% of people in Edinburgh reported accessing the internet on their mobile phones. PC or laptop TV Mobile phone Games Tablet/ iPad console Source: Scottish Household Survey - LA tables Tell us what you think
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