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Housing in EH15 2DN

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

Neighbourhood
Joppa
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
660 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (36.8%). Flats make up 38.7%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH15 2DNScotland
Detached12.6%23.9%
Semi-detached9.3%23.3%
Terraced36.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat31.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

84.1% of households in the EH15 2DN area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.6% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 43% own outright and 41.1% with a mortgage.

EH15 2DN
84%
Scotland
  • Owned84.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented7.6%12.9%
  • Social rented5.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH15 2DNScotland
Owned outright43%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan41.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.6%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH15 2DNScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.5%). 21.5% of households include dependent children.

EH15 2DNScotland
Living alone, under 6614.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.9%14.3%
Couple, no children22.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children20.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.6%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 2DN (Joppa) (about 660 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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