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Housing in EH11 3PG

What the homes in EH11 3PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Longstone
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,896 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (54.2%). Flats make up 54.5%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH11 3PGScotland
Detached4.7%23.9%
Semi-detached20.2%23.3%
Terraced20.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat54.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.9% of households in the EH11 3PG area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.8% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 26% own outright and 33.9% with a mortgage.

EH11 3PG
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  • Owned59.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership6.9%0.9%
  • Private rented10.8%12.9%
  • Social rented20.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH11 3PGScotland
Owned outright26%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan33.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.8%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH11 3PGScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.1%). 22.4% of households include dependent children.

EH11 3PGScotland
Living alone, under 6627.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over6.9%14.3%
Couple, no children14.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children17%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households8.7%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 3PG (Longstone) (about 1,896 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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