edinburgh people survey 2012 portobello/ craigmillar results summary report january 2013
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Edinburgh People Survey 2012Portobello/ Craigmillar Results
Summary ReportJanuary 2013
Approach
A total of 5,024 surveys were carried out between 28 September and 9 November 2012
Surveys were undertaken in street and in home, with a sample designed to achieve robust data, accurate to +/-5% within each neighbourhood partnership area
Slides in this presentation show graphs of the most recent results for Portobello and Craigmillar, shown against a table of historic data. In all cases the tables show the percentage of residents who "agree" with a statement or who are "satisfied" with a service
Significant differences are reported at the 95% confidence level and are denoted by:
Result shows a significant positive trend over five years
Result is significantly lower than the average for the whole city
Result shows a significant negative trend over five years
No data is available for this period as the question was not asked
Result is significantly higher than the average for the whole city
Question was previously asked in a way that only allows city-wide figures to be fairly tracked over time.
City as a place to live
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 92% 92% 88% 91% 97% 5%
City Centre 95% 91% 98% 4%
Craig / Dud. 99% 94% 96% -3%
Porto. / Craig. 96% 98% 98% 3%
Libert. / Gilm. 94% 90% 97% 3%
South Central 84% 94% 98% 14%
South West 89% 91% 97% 8%
Pentlands 74% 94% 93% 19%
Western Ed. 80% 88% 98% 18%
Almond 94% 88% 98% 4%
Forth 93% 85% 98% 5%
Inverleith 88% 92% 98% 10%
Leith 79% 89% 97% 18%
Quality of life (Q41)
Thinking about Edinburgh as a whole, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with it as a place to live?
73.9%
23.8%
1.3%1.0%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery satisfied Fairly satisfied Neither/ nor
Fairly dissatisfied Very dissatisfied No opinion
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Management of the city
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 40% 35% 57% 46% 72% 32%
City Centre 70% 44% 81% 11%
Craig / Dud. 74% 44% 84% 10%
Porto. / Craig. 47% 92% 82% 36%
Libert. / Gilm. 55% 38% 66% 11%
South Central 50% 64% 83% 33%
South West 40% 47% 74% 34%
Pentlands 55% 35% 66% 11%
Western Ed. 48% 38% 59% 11%
Almond 70% 33% 67% -3%
Forth 39% 55% 61% 22%
Inverleith 67% 39% 77% 10%
Leith 65% 34% 71% 6%
Quality of life (Q42)
To what extent are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way the Council is managing the city?
41.5%
40.5%
4.3%0.3% 13.5%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery satisfied Fairly satisfied Neither/ nor
Fairly dissatisfied Very dissatisfied No opinion
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Quality of life (Q43)
To what extent are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way the Council is managing the city? Why do you say this? Following on from this, respondents were asked for their reasons why they were satisfied or
dissatisfied with the way the Council is managing the city. The top reasons given by respondents who were satisfied (n=328) were: Never had any problems/ no issues/ no complaints (32%) Nice place to live/ good place to live/ good city (26%) Happy with services/ good services (18%)
Only 1 Portobello and Craigmillar respondent was dissatisfied with the way the Council is managing the city and this individual was dissatisfied with housing.
Please note that respondents could give more than one reason for satisfaction/ dissatisfaction therefore percentages sum to more than 100%.
Neighbourhood as place to live
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 86% 92% 89% 90% 94% 8%
City Centre 90% 89% 92% 93% 88% -2%
Craig / Dud. 76% 87% 94% 95% 96% 20%
Porto. / Craig. 84% 93% 89% 95% 95% 11%
Libert. / Gilm. 82% 92% 90% 84% 94% 12%
South Central 95% 95% 92% 93% 97% 2%
South West 80% 89% 88% 92% 98% 18%
Pentlands 92% 93% 94% 94% 97% 5%
Western Ed. 89% 94% 81% 94% 97% 8%
Almond 95% 97% 90% 91% 97% 2%
Forth 73% 92% 83% 76% 93% 20%
Inverleith 93% 92% 87% 88% 86% -7%
Leith 81% 91% 85% 84% 88% 7%
Quality of life and area (Q1)
Thinking of your neighbourhood area, by which I mean the area within a 15 minute walk of your home, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with this area as a place to live?
53.3%42.0%
2.0% 0.3% 2.5%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery satisfied Fairly satisfied Neither/ nor
Fairly dissatisfied Very dissatisfied No opinion
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Management of the Neighbourhood
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 67% 81% 70% 74% 85% 18%
City Centre 74% 88% 79% 86% 84% 10%
Craig / Dud. 57% 74% 82% 75% 93% 36%
Porto. / Craig. 64% 84% 65% 79% 93% 29%
Libert. / Gilm. 67% 82% 67% 76% 87% 20%
South Central 75% 85% 55% 81% 90% 15%
South West 64% 83% 71% 68% 85% 21%
Pentlands 69% 71% 80% 76% 83% 14%
Western Ed. 65% 72% 52% 68% 78% 13%
Almond 81% 95% 78% 75% 84% 3%
Forth 49% 81% 67% 66% 82% 33%
Inverleith 76% 73% 74% 72% 83% 7%
Leith 60% 74% 67% 62% 85% 25%
Quality of life and area (Q19)
To what extent are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way the Council is managing your neighbourhood?
40.8%
52.5%
1.5% 0.3% 5.0%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery Satisfied Satisfied Neither/ nor
Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied No Opinion
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Quality of life and area (Q20)
To what extent are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way the Council is managing your neighbourhood? Why do you say this? Following on from this, respondents were asked why they were satisfied or dissatisfied with
the way the Council is managing their neighbourhood. The three main reasons given by respondents who were satisfied (n=373) were: No complaints/ Do a good job (45%) Nice place to live/ quiet area/ clean area/ enjoy living here (32%) Council doing their best/ good services (14%)
Only 1 Portobello and Craigmillar respondents was dissatisfied with the way the Council is managing their neighbourhood and this respondent said they wanted more from the Council.
Please note that respondents could give more than one reason for satisfaction/ dissatisfaction therefore percentages sum to more than 100%.
The Council takes account of residents views when making decisions
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 55% N/A
City Centre 72% N/A
Craig / Dud. 51% N/A
Porto. / Craig. 69% N/A
Libert. / Gilm. 45% N/A
South Central 69% N/A
South West 59% N/A
Pentlands 56% N/A
Western Ed. 44% N/A
Almond 45% N/A
Forth 43% N/A
Inverleith 60% N/A
Leith 51% N/A
Quality of life and area (Q35)
The Council takes account of residents views when making decisions
12.5%
56.5%
17.3%
0.3%
0.3%13.3%
Portobello/ CraigmillarStrongly agree Tend to agree Neither/ nor
Tend to disagree Strongly disagree Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Quality of life and area (Q2)
What should be the top priority for improving the quality of life in your neighbourhood?
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
1Activities for children / young people
Activities for children / young people
Housing improvement / more affordable housing
Clean up the area / improved street cleaning
Road improvements and safety
2Tackle anti social behaviour
Clean up the area / improved street cleaning
Activities for children / young people
Road / traffic improvements
Clean up the area/ street cleaning/ rubbish collection
3Road / traffic improvements
Better police service / more patrols
More jobs / employment opportunities
Deal with dog foulingActivities for children/ young people
4Clean up the area / improved street cleaning
Housing improvement / more affordable housing
Tackle anti social behaviour
Shopping, entertainment, amenities
Improved/ more affordable housing
5Housing improvement / more affordable housing
Tackle anti social behaviour
Clean up the area / improved street cleaning
Activities for children / young people
Parking improvements
Feel able to have a say on local services
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 43% 32% 50% 34% -9%
City Centre 34% 22% 54% 37% 3%
Craig / Dud. 15% 61% 58% 34% 19%
Porto. / Craig. 56% 33% 64% 46% -10%
Libert. / Gilm. 64% 27% 44% 26% -38%
South Central 44% 38% 58% 35% -9%
South West 48% 27% 41% 33% -15%
Pentlands 44% 24% 58% 49% 5%
Western Ed. 52% 16% 56% 37% -15%
Almond 54% 59% 51% 33% -21%
Forth 39% 15% 35% 26% -13%
Inverleith 41% 24% 46% 27% -14%
Leith 20% 28% 39% 31% 11%
Community Planning (Q3)
Do you feel that you are able to have a say on things happening or how services are run in your local area (neighbourhood or community)
45.5%
15.5%
39.0%
Portobello/ Craigmillar
Yes No Not Sure
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Different backgrounds can get on well together
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 65% 82% 73% 82% 90% 25%
City Centre 73% 92% 90% 80% 95% 22%
Craig / Dud. 69% 81% 86% 81% 91% 22%
Porto. / Craig. 67% 85% 65% 82% 90% 23%
Libert. / Gilm. 59% 91% 65% 81% 86% 27%
South Central 64% 79% 79% 91% 93% 29%
South West 70% 83% 83% 79% 92% 22%
Pentlands 70% 84% 45% 86% 93% 23%
Western Ed. 61% 82% 69% 86% 81% 20%
Almond 66% 83% 83% 78% 87% 21%
Forth 53% 85% 73% 68% 90% 37%
Inverleith 67% 75% 75% 83% 88% 21%
Leith 61% 64% 58% 84% 93% 32%
Community Planning (Q4)
How much do you agree with the following statement: “My neighbourhood within a 15/20 minute walk of my home, is a place where people from different backgrounds can get on well together?
32.0%
57.8%
7.2%
0.5%2.5%
Portobello/ CraigmillarStrongly agree Tend to agree Neither/ nor
Tend to disagree Strongly disagree Don’t know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Trust in other people
Most people
can be trusted
Can’t be careful in
dealing with people
It depends
Edinburgh 60% 17% 23%
City Centre 45% 23% 32%
Craig / Dud. 81% 11% 9%
Porto. / Craig. 68% 16% 17%
Libert. / Gilm. 47% 29% 24%
South Central 65% 15% 20%
South West 57% 12% 32%
Pentlands 74% 16% 11%
Western Ed. 26% 27% 47%
Almond 54% 16% 31%
Forth 74% 12% 14%
Inverleith 72% 14% 14%
Leith 61% 16% 23%
Community Planning (Q5)
Generally speaking would you say most people can be trusted, or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people?
67.5%
15.8%
16.8%
Portobello/ CraigmillarMost people can be trustedCan’t be too careful in dealing with peopleIt depends on people / circumstances
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Local area services (Q11)
Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with quality of new buildings and the spaces around them in your local area?
New buildings and spaces around them
% satisfied
Edinburgh 87%
City Centre 91%
Craig / Dud. 92%
Porto. / Craig. 96%
Libert. / Gilm. 90%
South Central 82%
South West 84%
Pentlands 81%
Western Ed. 78%
Almond 90%
Forth 81%
Inverleith 84%
Leith 92%
46.0%
49.5%
2.8% 0.5% 1.3%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery satisfied Fairly satisfied Neither/ nor
Fairly dissatisfied Very dissatisfied No opinion
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Provision of shopping areas
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 81% 88% 83% 83% 92% 11%
City Centre 88% 97% 98% 95% 97% 9%
Craig / Dud. 86% 87% 95% 89% 96% 10%
Porto. / Craig. 78% 95% 86% 97% 94% 16%
Libert. / Gilm. 76% 96% 87% 88% 93% 17%
South Central 92% 83% 94% 90% 97% 5%
South West 72% 95% 85% 79% 97% 25%
Pentlands 67% 70% 47% 81% 76% 9%
Western Ed. 74% 84% 64% 75% 92% 18%
Almond 89% 77% 87% 74% 88% -1%
Forth 67% 96% 82% 66% 87% 20%
Inverleith 92% 92% 89% 87% 95% 3%
Leith 89% 88% 77% 71% 99% 10%
Local area services (Q12)
How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with shopping facilities in your local neighbourhood?
66.0%
27.8%
1.3% 0.3% 4.8%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery Satisfied Satisfied Neither Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Street cleaning
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 70% 84% 80% 72% 86% 16%
City Centre 69% 93% 93% 82% 95% 26%
Craig / Dud. 69% 75% 92% 74% 83% 14%
Porto. / Craig. 77% 90% 96% 77% 79% 2%
Libert. / Gilm. 42% 93% 98% 74% 80% 38%
South Central 73% 83% 73% 80% 90% 17%
South West 78% 87% 84% 74% 90% 12%
Pentlands 67% 73% 57% 75% 80% 13%
Western Ed. 71% 82% 59% 62% 83% 12%
Almond 90% 89% 90% 74% 92% 2%
Forth 54% 87% 71% 67% 80% 26%
Inverleith 75% 81% 85% 74% 89% 14%
Leith 68% 66% 60% 53% 87% 19%
Local area services (Q12)
Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with street cleaning in your local neighbourhood?
30.0%
48.5%
13.0%
3.5% 0.3% 4.8%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery Satisfied Satisfied Neither Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Refuse collection
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 83% 87% 85% 87% 78% -5%
City Centre 66% 91% 92% 85% 97% 31%
Craig / Dud. 89% 88% 95% 88% 79% -10%
Porto. / Craig. 85% 90% 96% 97% 71% -14%
Libert. / Gilm. 89% 94% 94% 91% 75% -14%
South Central 83% 78% 80% 83% 88% 5%
South West 84% 90% 88% 79% 74% -10%
Pentlands 80% 72% 61% 87% 71% -9%
Western Ed. 88% 90% 72% 80% 66% -22%
Almond 93% 96% 92% 92% 86% -7%
Forth 74% 93% 87% 89% 70% -4%
Inverleith 81% 84% 92% 82% 79% -2%
Leith 81% 78% 62% 78% 84% 3%
Local area services (Q12)
Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with refuse collection in your local neighbourhood?
33.8%
36.8%
19.0%
5.5%0.3% 4.8%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery Satisfied Satisfied Neither Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Recycling
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 74% 80% 81% 79% 84% 10%
City Centre 53% 85% 94% 76% 95% 42%
Craig / Dud. 80% 82% 96% 78% 85% 5%
Porto. / Craig. 71% 85% 94% 99% 80% 9%
Libert. / Gilm. 85% 86% 92% 87% 77% -8%
South Central 68% 68% 65% 67% 90% 22%
South West 75% 84% 86% 72% 86% 11%
Pentlands 75% 71% 60% 84% 74% -1%
Western Ed. 82% 80% 72% 73% 78% -4%
Almond 86% 93% 88% 88% 91% 5%
Forth 64% 92% 86% 74% 75% 11%
Inverleith 70% 55% 78% 74% 84% 14%
Leith 74% 75% 61% 72% 85% 11%
Local area services (Q12)
Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with recycling in your local neighbourhood?
37.8%
42.5%
10.0%
4.8%5.0%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery Satisfied Satisfied Neither Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Parks or other green spaces
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 70% 79% 75% 80% 93% 23%
City Centre 77% 84% 80% 91% 95% 18%
Craig / Dud. 68% 91% 88% 83% 98% 30%
Porto. / Craig. 72% 88% 80% 93% 92% 20%
Libert. / Gilm. 56% 90% 66% 65% 93% 37%
South Central 83% 75% 81% 86% 96% 13%
South West 69% 84% 84% 81% 92% 23%
Pentlands 52% 63% 58% 86% 83% 31%
Western Ed. 75% 77% 65% 73% 90% 15%
Almond 74% 74% 85% 81% 97% 23%
Forth 51% 81% 74% 77% 86% 35%
Inverleith 80% 83% 74% 85% 92% 12%
Leith 79% 57% 56% 66% 96% 17%
Local area services (Q12)
Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with parks or other green spaces in your local neighbourhood?
56.3%36.0%
2.8% 0.3% 4.8%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery Satisfied Satisfied Neither Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Local area services (Q12)
Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the maintenance of open spaces (such as grassed areas an public squares) in your local neighbourhood?
Maintenance of open spaces
% satisfied
Edinburgh 93%
City Centre 96%
Craig / Dud. 98%
Porto. / Craig. 92%
Libert. / Gilm. 93%
South Central 97%
South West 90%
Pentlands 85%
Western Ed. 90%
Almond 94%
Forth 87%
Inverleith 95%
Leith 95%
59.3%
32.5%
2.5% 0.8% 5.0%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery Satisfied Satisfied Neither Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Maintenance of roads
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 57% 62% 52% 53% 56% -1%
City Centre 61% 78% 47% 68% 56% -5%
Craig / Dud. 52% 82% 55% 55% 71% 19%
Porto. / Craig. 70% 73% 49% 76% 52% -18%
Libert. / Gilm. 52% 78% 44% 52% 49% -3%
South Central 67% 56% 60% 60% 74% 7%
South West 72% 79% 65% 50% 50% -22%
Pentlands 46% 54% 26% 45% 55% 9%
Western Ed. 52% 47% 37% 31% 34% -18%
Almond 53% 64% 67% 56% 49% -4%
Forth 53% 69% 68% 60% 55% 2%
Inverleith 64% 23% 62% 54% 77% 13%
Leith 39% 45% 36% 30% 51% 12%
Local area services (Q12)
Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the roads in your local neighbourhood?
17.3%
34.3%
16.5%
19.3%
1.3% 11.5%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery satisfied Satisfied Neither Dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Maintenance of pavements
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 54% 67% 62% 56% 66% 12%
City Centre 58% 80% 76% 70% 85% 27%
Craig / Dud. 52% 79% 82% 57% 71% 19%
Porto. / Craig. 67% 79% 69% 75% 63% -4%
Libert. / Gilm. 34% 83% 70% 55% 54% 20%
South Central 64% 62% 66% 64% 77% 13%
South West 68% 82% 67% 56% 72% 4%
Pentlands 42% 51% 26% 52% 59% 17%
Western Ed. 50% 56% 37% 38% 55% 5%
Almond 53% 64% 69% 56% 69% 16%
Forth 43% 80% 65% 58% 57% 14%
Inverleith 63% 39% 71% 57% 70% 7%
Leith 47% 45% 40% 40% 58% 11%
Local area services (Q12)
Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the pavements in your local neighbourhood?
23.8%
39.0%
20.0%
12.5%
0.3% 4.5%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery Satisfied Satisfied Neither Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Public transport
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 82% 85% 72% 88% 85% 3%
City Centre 84% 93% 83% 91% 93% 9%
Craig / Dud. 82% 98% 82% 93% 89% 7%
Porto. / Craig. 87% 94% 50% 99% 91% 4%
Libert. / Gilm. 90% 84% 50% 88% 95% 5%
South Central 88% 80% 90% 90% 91% 3%
South West 84% 84% 88% 92% 88% 4%
Pentlands 78% 77% 46% 85% 74% -4%
Western Ed. 81% 86% 62% 89% 73% -8%
Almond 72% 77% 77% 73% 71% -1%
Forth 75% 97% 91% 88% 92% 17%
Inverleith 69% 81% 64% 82% 86% 17%
Leith 88% 71% 73% 98% 90% 2%
Local area services (Q12)
How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with public transport in the local neighbourhood?
65.8%
25.0%
0.8%
0.3%
8.3%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery Satisfied Satisfied Neither Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Sports and leisure facilities run by Edinburgh Leisure
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 57% 73% 66% 65% 77% 20%
City Centre 76% 88% 87% 76% 91% 15%
Craig / Dud. 47% 62% 79% 76% 70% 23%
Porto. / Craig. 50% 71% 52% 59% 84% 34%
Libert. / Gilm. 59% 80% 52% 58% 81% 22%
South Central 72% 72% 77% 69% 77% 5%
South West 59% 76% 75% 64% 80% 21%
Pentlands 53% 67% 37% 58% 62% 9%
Western Ed. 64% 81% 55% 74% 84% 20%
Almond 39% 63% 75% 58% 75% 36%
Forth 40% 75% 68% 67% 70% 30%
Inverleith 61% 79% 66% 68% 65% 4%
Leith 64% 71% 65% 44% 92% 28%
Local area services (Q12)
How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with sport and leisure facilities run by Edinburgh Leisure in your local neighbourhood?
62.5%
21.5%
1.8%0.3% 14.0%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery Satisfied Satisfied Neither Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Local area services (Q12)
How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the facilities for older people in your local neighbourhood?
Facilities for older people
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 28% 32% 24% 42% 34% 6%
City Centre 22% 34% 30% 45% 26% 4%
Craig / Dud. 27% 27% 25% 35% 25% -2%
Porto. / Craig. 34% 34% 21% 38% 35% 1%
Libert. / Gilm. 41% 33% 23% 40% 49% 8%
South Central 29% 24% 14% 42% 29% 0%
South West 23% 27% 42% 34% 28% 5%
Pentlands 37% 48% 19% 54% 44% 7%
Western Ed. 28% 32% 27% 41% 34% 6%
Almond 34% 44% 23% 51% 39% 5%
Forth 18% 29% 36% 32% 30% 12%
Inverleith 19% 22% 15% 45% 32% 13%
Leith 18% 28% 11% 25% 38% 20%
22.5%
12.8%
1.8%
0.8%
1.8%
60.5%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery Satisfied Satisfied Neither Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Nursery schools
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 82% 88% 79% 81% 86% 4%
City Centre 78% 90% 96% 77% 95% 17%
Craig / Dud. 82% 92% 75% 86% 79% -3%
Porto. / Craig. 78% 95% 89% 98% 95% 17%
Libert. / Gilm. 92% 90% 87% 79% 95% 3%
South Central 86% 83% 76% 80% 77% -9%
South West 69% 90% 87% 82% 84% 15%
Pentlands 82% 77% 55% 83% 75% -7%
Western Ed. 87% 94% 70% 80% 91% 4%
Almond 97% 98% 71% 81% 97% 0%
Forth 69% 87% 94% 85% 81% 12%
Inverleith 83% 95% 97% 67% 70% -13%
Leith 83% 69% 64% 83% 98% 15%
Local area services (Q12)
How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with nursery schools in your local neighbourhood?
72.0%
22.8%
1.6% 3.6%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery Satisfied Satisfied Neither Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=193
Primary schools
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 85% 90% 80% 84% 89% 4%
City Centre 79% 92% 96% 68% 94% 15%
Craig / Dud. 86% 94% 76% 91% 82% -4%
Porto. / Craig. 80% 96% 95% 95% 95% 15%
Libert. / Gilm. 94% 93% 88% 76% 95% 1%
South Central 90% 80% 78% 90% 89% -1%
South West 70% 91% 87% 90% 86% 16%
Pentlands 86% 78% 54% 90% 80% -6%
Western Ed. 92% 94% 70% 75% 94% 2%
Almond 98% 98% 73% 82% 97% -1%
Forth 75% 91% 94% 90% 84% 9%
Inverleith 85% 97% 98% 81% 73% -12%
Leith 84% 70% 63% 79% 97% 13%
Local area services (Q12)
How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with primary schools in your local neighbourhood?
73.3%
21.5%
1.5% 3.6%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery Satisfied Satisfied Neither Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=195
Secondary schools
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 80% 87% 80% 77% 87% 7%
City Centre 76% 90% 96% 70% 95% 19%
Craig / Dud. 76% 90% 80% 91% 76% 0%
Porto. / Craig. 77% 92% 94% 73% 94% 17%
Libert. / Gilm. 90% 92% 89% 68% 96% 6%
South Central 87% 75% 76% 81% 88% 1%
South West 71% 90% 83% 79% 85% 14%
Pentlands 74% 76% 55% 87% 75% 1%
Western Ed. 87% 89% 69% 75% 93% 6%
Almond 93% 98% 78% 78% 95% 2%
Forth 69% 88% 94% 79% 83% 14%
Inverleith 83% 97% 99% 71% 74% -9%
Leith 85% 65% 63% 73% 95% 10%
Local area services (Q12)
How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with secondary schools in your local neighbourhood?
80.3%
13.9%
1.7% 4.0%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery Satisfied Satisfied Neither Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=173
Have visited a library in the
last 12 months
% stating yes
Edinburgh 33%
City Centre 13%
Craig / Dud. 35%
Porto. / Craig. 29%
Libert. / Gilm. 43%
South Central 43%
South West 16%
Pentlands 37%
Western Ed. 52%
Almond 35%
Forth 34%
Inverleith 25%
Leith 28%
Libraries (Q13)
Have you visited a library in your neighbourhood in the last 12 months?
29.3%
69.3%
1.5%
Portobello/ Craigmillar
Yes No Not sure
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Libraries (Q14)
Have you used the online library service in the last 12 months?
Have visited a library in the
last 12 months
% stating yes
Edinburgh 9%
City Centre 7%
Craig / Dud. 6%
Porto. / Craig. 2%
Libert. / Gilm. 10%
South Central 16%
South West 13%
Pentlands 4%
Western Ed. 24%
Almond 12%
Forth 3%
Inverleith 9%
Leith 2%
1.8%
96.8%
1.5%
Portobello/ Craigmillar
Yes No Not sure
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Library services
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 87% 87% 85% 90% 97% 10%
City Centre 84% 90% 98% 91% 89% 5%
Craig / Dud. 85% 85% 98% 94% 100% 15%
Porto. / Craig. 83% 86% 95% 94% 97% 14%
Libert. / Gilm. 91% 88% 99% 89% 99% 8%
South Central 96% 78% 91% 90% 98% 2%
South West 83% 93% 98% 88% 100% 17%
Pentlands 78% 78% 61% 95% 97% 19%
Western Ed. 84% 84% 67% 88% 98% 14%
Almond 91% 96% 94% 90% 98% 7%
Forth 83% 92% 96% 82% 99% 16%
Inverleith 85% 96% 99% 90% 93% 8%
Leith 94% 83% 76% 93% 92% -2%
Libraries (Q15)
Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the library service? (For those who have used in the last 12 months)
92.4%
4.2%0.8% 2.5%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery satisfied Fairly satisfied Neither/ nor
Fairly dissatisfied Very dissatisfied No opinion
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=119
Violent crime
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 78% 91% 71% 71% 77% -1%
City Centre 74% 98% 79% 87% 67% -7%
Craig / Dud. 75% 95% 89% 79% 67% -8%
Porto. / Craig. 80% 93% 75% 89% 82% 2%
Libert. / Gilm. 74% 93% 46% 81% 85% 11%
South Central 90% 91% 69% 60% 75% -15%
South West 74% 95% 78% 57% 90% 16%
Pentlands 90% 95% 70% 60% 75% -15%
Western Ed. 81% 81% 69% 81% 91% 10%
Almond 96% 100% 72% 72% 90% -6%
Forth 52% 87% 84% 65% 26% -26%
Inverleith 71% 77% 55% 77% 69% -2%
Leith 77% 80% 61% 43% 61% -16%
Community safety (Q16a)
How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way violent crime is dealt with in your local neighbourhood?
67.3%
15.1%
15.1%
2.5%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery satisfied Satisfied Neither/ nor
Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=159
Vandalism and graffiti
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 65% 83% 76% 71% 80% 15%
City Centre 71% 92% 84% 87% 74% 3%
Craig / Dud. 57% 80% 79% 72% 79% 22%
Porto. / Craig. 64% 87% 86% 88% 90% 26%
Libert. / Gilm. 65% 90% 71% 70% 82% 17%
South Central 80% 82% 73% 61% 90% 10%
South West 59% 85% 78% 60% 89% 30%
Pentlands 65% 76% 64% 67% 85% 20%
Western Ed. 66% 81% 75% 73% 85% 19%
Almond 79% 92% 82% 76% 89% 10%
Forth 44% 86% 73% 65% 33% -11%
Inverleith 73% 81% 81% 75% 70% -3%
Leith 60% 56% 61% 51% 71% 11%
Community safety (Q16b)
How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way vandalism and graffiti is dealt with in your local neighbourhood?
56.2%34.1%
4.6%0.5% 4.6%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery satisfied Satisfied Neither/ nor
Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=217
Anti social behaviour
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 60% 75% 64% 67% 76% 16%
City Centre 69% 88% 75% 82% 73% 4%
Craig / Dud. 45% 72% 48% 67% 60% 15%
Porto. / Craig. 57% 77% 73% 89% 89% 32%
Libert. / Gilm. 39% 78% 47% 67% 73% 34%
South Central 76% 70% 71% 59% 85% 9%
South West 54% 75% 75% 60% 88% 34%
Pentlands 58% 69% 68% 63% 80% 22%
Western Ed. 60% 69% 73% 66% 79% 19%
Almond 89% 91% 59% 73% 88% -1%
Forth 34% 83% 72% 63% 32% -2%
Inverleith 71% 59% 60% 77% 69% -2%
Leith 57% 55% 48% 42% 63% 6%
Community safety (Q16c)
How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way anti social behaviour is dealt with in your local neighbourhood?
56.6%32.6%
6.3%0.5% 0.5% 3.6%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery satisfied Satisfied Neither/ nor
Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=221
Dog fouling
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 53% 69% 61% 56% 48% -5%
City Centre 62% 84% 83% 82% 70% 8%
Craig / Dud. 37% 60% 74% 50% 17% -20%
Porto. / Craig. 53% 71% 74% 54% 47% -6%
Libert. / Gilm. 54% 80% 59% 54% 26% -28%
South Central 60% 66% 61% 60% 66% 6%
South West 48% 77% 58% 47% 67% 19%
Pentlands 50% 70% 33% 51% 61% 11%
Western Ed. 54% 58% 38% 47% 58% 4%
Almond 86% 84% 78% 63% 42% -44%
Forth 31% 76% 51% 53% 28% -3%
Inverleith 58% 50% 66% 68% 61% 3%
Leith 45% 48% 46% 37% 41% -4%
Community safety (Q16d)
How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way dog fouling is dealt with in your local neighbourhood?
22.6%
24.8%33.2%
13.5%
4.7% 1.1%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery satisfied Satisfied Neither/ nor
Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=274
Street drinking
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 71% 72% 65% 72% 82% 11%
City Centre 70% 63% 43% 67% 59% -11%
Craig / Dud. 64% 80% 51% 73% 89% 25%
Porto. / Craig. 70% 61% 65% 76% 82% 12%
Libert. / Gilm. 68% 70% 50% 73% 87% 19%
South Central 83% 65% 84% 74% 81% -2%
South West 64% 76% 77% 78% 75% 11%
Pentlands 66% 71% 84% 75% 87% 21%
Western Ed. 72% 74% 68% 81% 87% 15%
Almond 80% 90% 74% 76% 89% 9%
Forth 65% 58% 78% 54% 90% 25%
Inverleith 85% 82% 60% 78% 80% -5%
Leith 65% 64% 43% 56% 78% 13%
Community safety (Q17)
Is street drinking or alcohol related disorder a problem in your neighbourhood?
3.8%
81.5%
14.8%
Portobello/ Craigmillar
Yes No Don't Know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Feel safe after dark
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 T
Edinburgh 75% 81% 81% 77% 88% 13%
City Centre 80% 91% 80% 85% 85% 5%
Craig / Dud. 69% 77% 81% 77% 87% 18%
Porto. / Craig. 77% 83% 79% 73% 85% 8%
Libert. / Gilm. 60% 74% 73% 78% 83% 23%
South Central 86% 80% 88% 88% 92% 6%
South West 72% 83% 80% 78% 86% 14%
Pentlands 80% 85% 86% 86% 93% 13%
Western Ed. 79% 79% 76% 86% 91% 12%
Almond 87% 92% 86% 85% 87% 0%
Forth 67% 81% 74% 40% 89% 22%
Inverleith 86% 69% 88% 78% 88% 2%
Leith 60% 68% 76% 70% 85% 25%
Community safety (Q18)
How safe do you feel in your neighbourhood after dark?
31.3%
53.3%
6.8%
0.3%8.5%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery safe Fairly safe A bit unsafe Very unsafe
Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Transport (Q22a)
How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with information about bus services?
56.3%
17.8%
3.8%
22.3%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery satisfied Satisfied Neither/ nor
Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Information about bus services
% very/ fairly
satisfied
Edinburgh 73%
City Centre 74%
Craig / Dud. 87%
Porto. / Craig. 74%
Libert. / Gilm. 89%
South Central 77%
South West 54%
Pentlands 73%
Western Ed. 69%
Almond 56%
Forth 89%
Inverleith 63%
Leith 75%
Transport (Q22b)
How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with bus services on Monday to Saturday?
Bus Service Mon to Sat
% very/ fairly
satisfied
Edinburgh 72%
City Centre 75%
Craig / Dud. 87%
Porto. / Craig. 74%
Libert. / Gilm. 89%
South Central 77%
South West 54%
Pentlands 72%
Western Ed. 68%
Almond 56%
Forth 89%
Inverleith 63%
Leith 75%
55.8%
18.0%
4.0%
22.3%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery satisfied Satisfied Neither/ nor
Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Transport (Q22c)
How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the bus service on Sunday?
Bus Service on Sunday
% very/ fairly
satisfied
Edinburgh 63%
City Centre 69%
Craig / Dud. 81%
Porto. / Craig. 69%
Libert. / Gilm. 70%
South Central 67%
South West 51%
Pentlands 55%
Western Ed. 61%
Almond 44%
Forth 75%
Inverleith 57%
Leith 67%
44.8%
23.8%
5.0%0.3%
26.3%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery satisfied Satisfied Neither/ nor
Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Transport (Q28a)
To what extent would you support or oppose 20mph speed limits being applied on Residential Streets – with a network of main roads left at 30 mph?
Residential Streets
% support/
strongly support
Edinburgh 74%
City Centre 65%
Craig / Dud. 87%
Porto. / Craig. 66%
Libert. / Gilm. 80%
South Central 82%
South West 54%
Pentlands 81%
Western Ed. 68%
Almond 71%
Forth 85%
Inverleith 76%
Leith 79%
29.8%
36.3%
24.0%
0.8%
0.3%
9.0%
Portobello/ CraigmillarStrongly support Support Neither/ nor Oppose
Strongly oppose Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Transport (Q28b)
To what extent would you support or oppose 20mph speed limits being applied on busy shopping streets such as Gorgie Road, Morningside Road and The Bridges?
Busy shopping streets
% support/
strongly support
Edinburgh 69%
City Centre 65%
Craig / Dud. 84%
Porto. / Craig. 66%
Libert. / Gilm. 68%
South Central 69%
South West 55%
Pentlands 72%
Western Ed. 48%
Almond 71%
Forth 81%
Inverleith 70%
Leith 76%
28.2%
37.8%
24.3%
0.8%
0.3%
8.8%
Portobello/ CraigmillarStrongly support Support Neither/ nor Oppose
Strongly oppose Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Transport (Q28c)
To what extent would you support or oppose 20mph speed limits being applied on all city centre streets?
All city centre streets
% support/
strongly support
Edinburgh 67%
City Centre 64%
Craig / Dud. 76%
Porto. / Craig. 66%
Libert. / Gilm. 66%
South Central 63%
South West 57%
Pentlands 65%
Western Ed. 54%
Almond 74%
Forth 79%
Inverleith 65%
Leith 76%
27.8%
38.5%
24.0%
1.0%8.8%
Portobello/ CraigmillarStrongly support Support Neither/ nor Oppose
Strongly oppose Don't know
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Financial wellbeing (Q29)
How has your personal financial situation changed over the last 12 months?
Financial situation
% much better/
better% much worse/
worse
Edinburgh 5% 14%
City Centre 9% 7%
Craig / Dud. 1% 11%
Porto. / Craig. 4% 13%
Libert. / Gilm. 1% 30%
South Central 9% 12%
South West 0% 9%
Pentlands 10% 13%
Western Ed. 6% 22%
Almond 5% 12%
Forth 2% 16%
Inverleith 7% 8%
Leith 5% 16%
0.8% 3.3%
81.3%
12.3%
0.8% 1.8%
Portobello/ CraigmillarMuch better Better No change
Worse Much worse Don’t know/ not given
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Financial wellbeing (Q30)
How confident are you about current and future job/ career prospects in Edinburgh?
Job/ career prospects
% very/ fairly
confident% not very/ not at all confident
Edinburgh 55% 12%
City Centre 69% 9%
Craig / Dud. 53% 8%
Porto. / Craig. 62% 10%
Libert. / Gilm. 40% 20%
South Central 62% 11%
South West 64% 12%
Pentlands 55% 11%
Western Ed. 48% 13%
Almond 51% 13%
Forth 50% 13%
Inverleith 50% 7%
Leith 56% 15%
7.2%
54.8%7.8%2.0%
28.2%
Portobello/ CraigmillarVery confident Fairly confident Not very confident
Not at all confident Not applicable
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400
Communications (Q40)
Were you aware that the Council has neighbourhood specific Facebook pages and Twitter accounts for a range of services?
Awareness of Council neighbourhood Facebook pages and Twitter accounts
Yes No
Edinburgh 15% 85%
City Centre 8% 92%
Craig / Dud. 20% 80%
Porto. / Craig. 9% 91%
Libert. / Gilm. 13% 87%
South Central 17% 83%
South West 18% 83%
Pentlands 19% 82%
Western Ed. 18% 82%
Almond 14% 86%
Forth 14% 86%
Inverleith 15% 85%
Leith 15% 85%
8.8%
91.3%
Portobello/ Craigmillar
Yes No
Base: Portobello/ Craigmillar, n=400