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Property

25: HOUSING
26: HOUSE PRICES
27: HOUSE BUYER ORIGINS / DESTINATIONS
28: NON-DOMESTIC PROPERTY
29: RETAILING
30: OFFICES
31: LICENSED PREMISES
32: GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PRESSURES
47: LAND USE, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES AND HERITAGE
48: AGRICULTURE (EDINBURGH & LOTHIANS)
49: VACANT AND DERELICT LAND

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47: LAND USE, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES AND HERITAGE

EDINBURGH | LOTHIAN | SCOTLAND

EDINBURGH sources
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Total land area within administrative boundary (*1) 263.73 sq. km. i.e. 101.8
Built-up area (approx.) (*2) 131 sq.km. i.e. 50.6
.. residential use (approx.) 52.4 sq.km. i.e. 20.2
.. office use (approx.) 9.17 sq.km. i.e. 3.5
.. industrial use (approx.) 0.66 sq.km. i.e. 0.3
.. retail / commercial use (approx.) 3.28 sq.km. i.e. 1.3
.. urban green spaces (PAN 65 - 2007) 68.7 sq.km. i.e. 26.5
Fresh water surface (approx.) (*2) 1.35 sq.km. i.e. 0.5
Length of coastline (*3) 27.1 km. i.e. 16.8
Green Belt (as at 2007) (*4) 166.4 sq. km.
Green Belt within Edinburgh (as at 2007) (*4) 108.7 sq. km. i.e. 41.20%
Conservation areas (1991) (*5) 31 no.
Population in conservation areas (1991) (*5) 76,000 i.e. 17.40%
Conservation areas (2007) (*5) 39 no. 26.56 sq. km. i.e. 10.10%
Population in conservation areas (2001) (*5) 103,954 i.e. 22.80%
Listed buildings (2007) (*6) 4,500 approx.
Sites of Special Scientific Interest (2007) (*7) 7 12.28 sq. km.
Local Nature Reserves (2007) (*8) 5 136.3 ha.
No. of public parks (2006) (*9) 141 no.
Allotments (Feb. 2003) (*9) 1,114 no. (20 sites)
No. of named streets (Dec. 2002) (*10) 4,791 no. of which 4,749 'adopted'
Length of roads & streets (*11) 1991:00:00 1,499.50 km. 1993:00:00 1,472.10


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