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Housing in EH10

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

Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Population
45,930 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (49.6%). Flats make up 55.1%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH10Scotland
Detached21.9%23.9%
Semi-detached11.6%23.3%
Terraced10.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat49.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home1.3%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74.1% of households in EH10 own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 21.1% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 44.5% own outright and 29.5% with a mortgage.

EH10
74%
21%
Scotland
  • Owned74.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented21.1%12.9%
  • Social rented3.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH10Scotland
Owned outright44.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan29.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.5%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH10Scotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.6%). 22.5% of households include dependent children.

EH10Scotland
Living alone, under 6618%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14%14.3%
Couple, no children19.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children19.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households9.4%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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