This page lists residential areas of Edinburgh situated in the
Edinburgh (
settlement) urban area.
The urban area of Edinburgh, the capital of
Scotland, is located in the
City of Edinburgh council area and in
East Lothian. The City of Edinburgh council area is divided into
wards areas that are combined into four operational management areas termed "localities":[1][2]
The four locality areas of the City of Edinburgh council area shown with the urban area boundary overlayed.
The localities are further divided into Neighbourhood Partnership (NP) Areas:[3][4]
North East
Leith NP
Craigentinny and Duddingston NP
Craigmillar and Portobello NP
North West
Almond NP
Western Edinburgh NP
Forth NP
Inverleith NP
South East
City Centre NP
South Central NP
Liberton/Gilmerton NP
South West
South West NP
Pentlands NP
The Edinburgh urban area covers most of the Neighbourhood Partnership areas, however, some of the areas are only covered partly, in particular Almond NP and Pentlands NP. Likewise, less than half of the North West and the South West localities are part of the urban area. In addition to the areas inside the City of Edinburgh council area,
Musselburgh and
Wallyford in
East Lothian also take part of the Edinburgh urban area.
Residential areas are situated inside or located across borders of the larger Neighbourhood Partnership areas or locality areas. The edges of the residential areas are generally defined by roads, though actual lines on the ground are not defined precisely. The names of areas are often given to major roads in those areas, although this is not always the case.