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Housing in Edinburgh

What the homes in Edinburgh are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Population
507,814 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (61.8%). Flats make up 65%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EdinburghScotland
Detached10.4%23.9%
Semi-detached12.2%23.3%
Terraced12.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat61.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.1% of households in Edinburgh own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 23.6% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 30.1% own outright and 28% with a mortgage.

Edinburgh
58%
24%
16%
Scotland
  • Owned58.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.3%0.9%
  • Private rented23.6%12.9%
  • Social rented15.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EdinburghScotland
Owned outright30.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.1%12.4%
Other private rented0.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 39.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EdinburghScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.3%). 19.4% of households include dependent children.

EdinburghScotland
Living alone, under 6627.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.1%14.3%
Couple, no children18.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households9.1%4.7%
Rents

Private rents in Scotland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Scotland (August 2026, +1.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

ScotlandScotland
All homes£1,013£1,013
One bedroom£702£702
Two bedrooms£911£911
Three bedrooms£1,172£1,172
Four or more£1,941£1,941
Detached£1,555£1,555
Semi-detached£1,077£1,077
Terraced£1,004£1,004
Flat or maisonette£840£840

Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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