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Housing in EH11 1PS

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

Neighbourhood
Shandon
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
665 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (95.4%). Flats make up 95.9%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH11 1PSScotland
Detached0%23.9%
Semi-detached0.8%23.3%
Terraced3.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat95.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44.3% of households in the EH11 1PS area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 50.4% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 20.4% own outright and 23.9% with a mortgage.

EH11 1PS
44%
50%
Scotland
  • Owned44.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1%0.9%
  • Private rented50.4%12.9%
  • Social rented1.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH11 1PSScotland
Owned outright20.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent50.1%12.4%
Other private rented1.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 45.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH11 1PSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (42%). 10.4% of households include dependent children.

EH11 1PSScotland
Living alone, under 6642%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over3.8%14.3%
Couple, no children26.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children8.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households16.3%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 1PS (Shandon) (about 665 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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