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Housing in EH10 6DF

What the homes in EH10 6DF 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
887 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (49.5%). Flats make up 58.8%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH10 6DFScotland
Detached9.1%23.9%
Semi-detached10.4%23.3%
Terraced21.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat49.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house9.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

79% of households in the EH10 6DF area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 20.7% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 47.2% own outright and 31.9% with a mortgage.

EH10 6DF
79%
21%
Scotland
  • Owned79%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented20.7%12.9%
  • Social rented1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH10 6DFScotland
Owned outright47.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan31.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.2%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 24.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH10 6DFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.5%). 24.4% of households include dependent children.

EH10 6DFScotland
Living alone, under 6617.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over7.8%14.3%
Couple, no children21.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children22.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.9%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
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH10 6DF (Morningside East) (about 887 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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