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Housing in EH11 3SU

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

Neighbourhood
Broomhouse and Bankhead
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
660 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (47.7%). Flats make up 47.7%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH11 3SUScotland
Detached6.8%23.9%
Semi-detached28.4%23.3%
Terraced20.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat47.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

51.1% of households in the EH11 3SU area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 19.3% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 25.4% own outright and 25.8% with a mortgage.

EH11 3SU
51%
19%
28%
Scotland
  • Owned51.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.1%0.9%
  • Private rented19.3%12.9%
  • Social rented28%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH11 3SUScotland
Owned outright25.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan25.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.8%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 33.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH11 3SUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.7%). 23.9% of households include dependent children.

EH11 3SUScotland
Living alone, under 6619.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.7%14.3%
Couple, no children12.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children18.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households8.3%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 3SU (Broomhouse and Bankhead) (about 660 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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