Postcode sector · City of Edinburgh

Housing in EH10 7

What the homes in EH10 7 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Council: City of Edinburgh
Region: Scotland
Population: 9,059 (2024)

EH10 7Postcode sector · City of Edinburgh

Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (55.9%). Flats make up 7.4%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH10 7Scotland

Detached55.9%23.9%

Semi-detached21.7%23.3%

Terraced6.9%18.2%

Purpose-built flat7%32.4%

Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%

Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%

Caravan or mobile home7.9%0.2%

Tenure

Owning vs renting

89.2% of households in EH10 7 own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.5% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 56.9% own outright and 32.3% with a mortgage.

EH10 7

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Scotland

Owned89.2%62.4%
Shared ownership1.1%0.9%
Private rented6.5%12.9%
Social rented2.2%22.5%
Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH10 7Scotland

Owned outright56.9%33.9%

With a mortgage or loan32.3%28.4%

From a private landlord or letting agent5.1%12.4%

Other private rented1.2%0.5%

Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH10 7Scotland

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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.7%). 25.4% of households include dependent children.

EH10 7Scotland

Living alone, under 6612.1%22.8%

Living alone, 66 and over14.7%14.3%

Couple, no children21.1%17.4%

Couple with dependent children22.7%16.3%

Couple with grown-up children6%6%

Lone parent with dependent children2.6%5.8%

Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.1%

Family, all aged 66 and over16.2%8.7%

Sharers and other households2.6%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

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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