Housing in EH10 7HS
What the homes in EH10 7HS 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
- 638 (2024)
EH10 7HSCity of Edinburgh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (37.8%). Flats make up 9.4%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
73% of households in the EH10 7HS area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 25.1% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 44.2% own outright and 28.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned73%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.1%0.9%
- Private rented25.1%12.9%
- Social rented1.5%22.5%
- Lives rent free0.4%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 25.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (24%). 28.1% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH10 7HS (Comiston and Swanston) (about 638 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.