Housing in EH1 2RT
What the homes in EH1 2RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 941 (2024)
EH1 2RTCity of Edinburgh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (94.9%). Flats make up 97.2%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
27% of households in the EH1 2RT area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 50.8% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 21.7% own outright and 5.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned27%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.9%0.9%
- Private rented50.8%12.9%
- Social rented20.6%22.5%
- Lives rent free2.3%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.5 people living in it. 65.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (59.1%). 2.5% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH1 2RT (Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street) (about 941 residents).
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.