Housing in EH13 0PP
What the homes in EH13 0PP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Colinton and Kingsknowe
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 799 (2024)
EH13 0PPCity of Edinburgh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (41.3%). Flats make up 48.1%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
28% of households in the EH13 0PP area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 33.6% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 17.4% own outright and 10.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned28%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
- Private rented33.6%12.9%
- Social rented38.2%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.4%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 47.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (38.6%). 24.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH13 0PP (Colinton and Kingsknowe) (about 799 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.