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Housing in EH14 1PG

What the homes in EH14 1PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Slateford and Chesser
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
667 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (67.3%). Flats make up 68.8%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH14 1PGScotland
Detached5%23.9%
Semi-detached9%23.3%
Terraced13.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat67.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

55.4% of households in the EH14 1PG area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 21.9% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 27.1% own outright and 28.3% with a mortgage.

EH14 1PG
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22%
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Scotland
  • Owned55.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented21.9%12.9%
  • Social rented20.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH14 1PGScotland
Owned outright27.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.6%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. 38.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH14 1PGScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.2%). 17.5% of households include dependent children.

EH14 1PGScotland
Living alone, under 6626.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over10.5%14.3%
Couple, no children19%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households7%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 EH14 1PG (Slateford and Chesser) (about 667 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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