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Housing in EH10 6SU

What the homes in EH10 6SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Comiston and Swanston
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
652 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (45.2%). Flats make up 19.9%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH10 6SUScotland
Detached45.2%23.9%
Semi-detached29.9%23.3%
Terraced6.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat19.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

88.9% of households in the EH10 6SU area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9.2% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 51.7% own outright and 37.2% with a mortgage.

EH10 6SU
89%
Scotland
  • Owned88.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
  • Private rented9.2%12.9%
  • Social rented1.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH10 6SUScotland
Owned outright51.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan37.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.2%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. 31.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH10 6SUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.1%). 28.4% of households include dependent children.

EH10 6SUScotland
Living alone, under 6610.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18%14.3%
Couple, no children15.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children26.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.3%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 6SU (Comiston and Swanston) (about 652 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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