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Housing in EH11 1DD

What the homes in EH11 1DD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Polwarth
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
715 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (98.6%). Flats make up 99.5%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH11 1DDScotland
Detached0.3%23.9%
Semi-detached0%23.3%
Terraced0.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat98.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.1% of households in the EH11 1DD area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 48.9% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 13.3% own outright and 25.8% with a mortgage.

EH11 1DD
39%
49%
Scotland
  • Owned39.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented48.9%12.9%
  • Social rented10.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH11 1DDScotland
Owned outright13.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan25.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent48.6%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 58.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH11 1DDScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (53.5%). 5.4% of households include dependent children.

EH11 1DDScotland
Living alone, under 6653.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over4.3%14.3%
Couple, no children23.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children4.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children0.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children0.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children0%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households10.3%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 EH11 1DD (Polwarth) (about 715 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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