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Housing in EH12 6JS

What the homes in EH12 6JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Corstorphine
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
756 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (40.3%). Flats make up 23%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH12 6JSScotland
Detached24.9%23.9%
Semi-detached40.3%23.3%
Terraced10.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat18.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

94.1% of households in the EH12 6JS area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 3.9% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 52.1% own outright and 42% with a mortgage.

EH12 6JS
94%
Scotland
  • Owned94.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented3.9%12.9%
  • Social rented1.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH12 6JSScotland
Owned outright52.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan42%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent3.9%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 23% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH12 6JSScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.2%). 27.5% of households include dependent children.

EH12 6JSScotland
Living alone, under 668.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over15.1%14.3%
Couple, no children23%17.4%
Couple with dependent children26.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.6%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 6JS (Corstorphine) (about 756 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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