Housing in EH13 9DD
What the homes in EH13 9DD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Colinton Mains and Firrhill
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 707 (2024)
EH13 9DDCity of Edinburgh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (81.3%). Flats make up 82.9%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
66.9% of households in the EH13 9DD area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 26.8% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 32.8% own outright and 34.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.9%62.4%
- Shared ownership1%0.9%
- Private rented26.8%12.9%
- Social rented4%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.7%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (20.7%). 26.4% 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 9DD (Colinton Mains and Firrhill) (about 707 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.