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Housing in EH10 4SU

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

Neighbourhood
Morningside East
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
576 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (80.8%). Flats make up 84.2%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH10 4SUScotland
Detached9.4%23.9%
Semi-detached4.5%23.3%
Terraced2.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat80.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.2% of households in the EH10 4SU area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 27.1% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 39.8% own outright and 29.3% with a mortgage.

EH10 4SU
69%
27%
Scotland
  • Owned69.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented27.1%12.9%
  • Social rented2.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH10 4SUScotland
Owned outright39.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan29.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent27.4%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 36.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH10 4SUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (25.2%). 20.3% of households include dependent children.

EH10 4SUScotland
Living alone, under 6625.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over11.3%14.3%
Couple, no children25.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children18.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children1.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households11.7%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 4SU (Morningside East) (about 576 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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