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Housing in EH12 5SU

What the homes in EH12 5SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Balgreen and Roseburn
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
632 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (44.2%). Flats make up 44.6%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH12 5SUScotland
Detached3.5%23.9%
Semi-detached7.7%23.3%
Terraced43.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat44.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

82.5% of households in the EH12 5SU area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.5% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 45.6% own outright and 36.8% with a mortgage.

EH12 5SU
82%
Scotland
  • Owned82.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.1%0.9%
  • Private rented10.5%12.9%
  • Social rented4.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH12 5SUScotland
Owned outright45.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan36.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.5%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 36.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH12 5SUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.8%). 20.7% of households include dependent children.

EH12 5SUScotland
Living alone, under 6620.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over15.1%14.3%
Couple, no children22.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children18.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.5%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 EH12 5SU (Balgreen and Roseburn) (about 632 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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