Housing in EH16 4FA
What the homes in EH16 4FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Greendykes
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,317 (2024)
EH16 4FACity of Edinburgh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (55.7%). Flats make up 56.9%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
40% of households in the EH16 4FA area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9.4% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 5.5% own outright and 34.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned40%62.4%
- Shared ownership3.5%0.9%
- Private rented9.4%12.9%
- Social rented48.2%22.5%
- Lives rent free0%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. 27.1% 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 (25.9%). 36.9% 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 EH16 4FA (Greendykes) (about 1,317 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.