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Housing in EH10 4FA

What the homes in EH10 4FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Merchiston and Greenhill
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
897 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (64.8%). Flats make up 76%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH10 4FAScotland
Detached8.9%23.9%
Semi-detached6.6%23.3%
Terraced7.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat64.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house11%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73.7% of households in the EH10 4FA area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 23% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 49% own outright and 24.7% with a mortgage.

EH10 4FA
74%
23%
Scotland
  • Owned73.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented23%12.9%
  • Social rented1.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH10 4FAScotland
Owned outright49%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan24.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.9%12.4%
Other private rented1.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 35.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH10 4FAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.2%). 18.4% of households include dependent children.

EH10 4FAScotland
Living alone, under 6619.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.3%14.3%
Couple, no children22.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children16.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children1.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households11%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
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH10 4FA (Merchiston and Greenhill) (about 897 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.

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