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The Pentlands Neighbourhood Partnership covers the largest geographical area of the any of the Partnerships. It ranges from Colinton and Fairmilehead in the east, to Bonnington in the West, also covering Oxgangs, Wester Hailes, Clovenstone, Currie, Juniper Green, Ratho and Balerno.
It has a population of 48,500 people, ranging in density from three people per hectare in the Pentlands to 14 in Fairmilehead. This diversity is reflected in the housing stock, which includes high-rise blocks, detached houses and everything in between.
The Riccarton campus of Heriot Watt University falls within this area, as does the Pentland Hills Regional Park. The Redford and Dreghorn Barracks come under the area, along with no fewer than five golf courses.
For the most part, people in the Pentlands Neighbourhood Partnership area enjoy better health, higher employment and lower crime than other parts of the city (data from the 2001 Census Key Statistics).
