Housing in EH14 2HE
What the homes in EH14 2HE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Longstone
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,069 (2024)
EH14 2HECity of Edinburgh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (44.5%). Flats make up 45.8%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
63.7% of households in the EH14 2HE area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 23.4% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 29.7% own outright and 34% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.7%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.1%0.9%
- Private rented23.4%12.9%
- Social rented10.8%22.5%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 30.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.3%). 25.6% 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 EH14 2HE (Longstone) (about 1,069 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.