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Midlothian, Scotland

EH26 Postcode Data

Property data for the EH26 postcode district covering Midlothian. Average prices, recorded crime, energy performance and area context, compiled from the UK House Price Index, Police Scotland and Scottish Government statistics.

Quick answer

The average Midlothian sale price is £275,756 (UK HPI, April 2026), +2.9% year-on-year. Police Scotland recorded 4,953 crimes across Midlothian in 2024-25, 510.5 per 10,000 residents. The typical EPC rating across 3,956 certificates in Midlothian is band C (average 70/100).

Energy efficiency here is around the UK average.

Avg sale price

£275,756

Midlothian · UK HPI

Annual change

+2.9%

vs April 2026 last year

Crime incidents

4,953

2024-25

Avg EPC score

70/100

3,956 certs

Average prices in Midlothian

Average prices for Midlothian from the UK House Price Index, April 2026. The UK HPI is HM Land Registry's official monthly measure of UK property values, compiled from completed sales records across the whole country.

Detached

£481,393

Semi-detached

£293,399

Terraced

£234,784

Flat / maisonette

£155,275

House price index: 105.7 · Annual change: +2.9% · Month-on-month: +1.5%

Crime in EH26

4,953 crimes recorded across Midlothian in 2024-25 510.5 per 10,000 residents, against a Scottish average of 549.1. Source: Police Scotland recorded crime, published by the Scottish Government.

Crimes of dishonesty

2,031

Non-sexual violence

1,115

Crimes against society

816

Fire-raising & vandalism

688

Sexual crimes

303

Energy performance

Band distribution across 3,956 domestic EPCs lodged in Midlothian (Q2 2025 to Q1 2026). The typical home rates band C; band C is the most common.

Avg current score

70/100

Median band

C

Most common

C

Certificates

3,956

Rating distribution

A

46

B

208

C

2,362

D

1,180

E

116

F

40

G

4

Area information

Local authority
Midlothian, Scottish Borders
Country
Scotland
Wards
Midlothian South, Midlothian West, Penicuik
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Latitude
55.8341
Longitude
-3.2238

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Data sources & methodology

Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, the official UK government records updated monthly. Sample uses the 30 most recent registered transactions in the postcode area.

Crime: Police UK street-level crime data, covering a 1-mile radius from the EH26 postcode centroid for the most recent month available (typically 2 months behind). For Scottish postcodes we use Police Scotland recorded-crime counts published by the Scottish Government (2024-25), reported by council area.

EPC: opendatacommunities.org, the official Energy Performance Certificate register for England and Wales. Aggregate stats from up to 30 most recent certificates in the postcode. For Scottish postcodes we use Scottish EPC Register lodgements, aggregated to a council-level band distribution (Q2 2025 to Q1 2026). For Northern Ireland we use the NISRA Census 2021 EPC-band classification of every household, aggregated by council (Census 2021).

Area data: postcodes.io, open data from the Office for National Statistics.