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Housing in EH15 2DD

What the homes in EH15 2DD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Joppa
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
533 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (29.8%). Flats make up 50%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH15 2DDScotland
Detached6.2%23.9%
Semi-detached21.9%23.3%
Terraced21.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat29.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house20.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

93.8% of households in the EH15 2DD area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 3.3% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 55.4% own outright and 38.4% with a mortgage.

EH15 2DD
94%
Scotland
  • Owned93.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented3.3%12.9%
  • Social rented0.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH15 2DDScotland
Owned outright55.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan38.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent3.3%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH15 2DDScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.1%). 24% of households include dependent children.

EH15 2DDScotland
Living alone, under 6610.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.8%14.3%
Couple, no children19%17.4%
Couple with dependent children21.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.1%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 EH15 2DD (Joppa) (about 533 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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