Which district in Edinburgh is cheapest to stay in?
In Edinburgh, the cheapest district to stay in is Broughton, at a median asking price of $143 a night, and the priciest is Edinburgh Old Town at $247 (latest scan 25 October 2026). The ranking covers 7 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 47 of the 71 nights from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 01:41 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In Edinburgh, Edinburgh Old Town asks a median $247 a night, +73% against $143 in Broughton, the cheapest of 7 districts compared on the same 47 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broughton | $143 | $140–$190 | 47 | 19 | 8.7 (19) | 44% of 18 |
| Leith | $146 | $101–$184 | 47 | 51 | 8.2 (47) | 32% of 50 |
| Newington | $151 | $115–$167 | 47 | 27 | 8.6 (26) | 56% of 25 |
| Edinburgh Airport | $155 | $135–$175 | 47 | 11 | 8.7 (11) | 55% of 11 |
| Haymarket | $184 | $149–$228 | 47 | 69 | 8.6 (65) | 47% of 64 |
| New Town | $226 | $188–$294 | 47 | 77 | 8.8 (77) | 58% of 74 |
| Edinburgh Old Town | $247 | $200–$300 | 47 | 86 | 8.7 (84) | 54% of 84 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 47 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 36 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Edinburgh whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Broughton: a median $143 a night, score 8.7 across 19 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broughton | $143 | 8.7 | 19 |
| Leith | $146 | 8.2 | 47 |
| Newington | $151 | 8.6 | 26 |
| Edinburgh Airport | $155 | 8.7 | 11 |
| Haymarket | $184 | 8.6 | 65 |
| New Town | $226 | 8.8 | 77 |
| Edinburgh Old Town | $247 | 8.7 | 84 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Edinburgh is in Broughton: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $278 against $142 Monday to Thursday (+96%), over 11 and 29 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broughton | $278 | $142 | +96% | 11 / 29 |
| Newington | $282 | $145 | +95% | 11 / 29 |
| Haymarket | $317 | $181 | +75% | 11 / 29 |
| New Town | $375 | $221 | +70% | 11 / 29 |
| Leith | $221 | $141 | +57% | 11 / 29 |
| Edinburgh Old Town | $369 | $238 | +55% | 11 / 29 |
| Edinburgh Airport | $181 | $155 | +17% | 11 / 29 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 47 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
What was measured
Nights measured in Edinburgh: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 462 of the 462 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →