Housing in EH1 3RT
What the homes in EH1 3RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- New Town East and Gayfield
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 524 (2024)
EH1 3RTCity of Edinburgh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (80.1%). Flats make up 85.5%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
46.9% of households in the EH1 3RT area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 39.8% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 27.6% own outright and 19.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.9%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.2%0.9%
- Private rented39.8%12.9%
- Social rented6.5%22.5%
- Lives rent free0.3%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 50.7% 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 (38%). 5.6% 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 3RT (New Town East and Gayfield) (about 524 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.