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Housing in EH16 4FE

What the homes in EH16 4FE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Craigmillar
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
546 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (86.5%). Flats make up 87.8%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH16 4FEScotland
Detached1.3%23.9%
Semi-detached5.9%23.3%
Terraced3.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat86.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.5%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

30% of households in the EH16 4FE area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 41.5% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 7.9% own outright and 22.1% with a mortgage.

EH16 4FE
30%
41%
27%
Scotland
  • Owned30%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.8%0.9%
  • Private rented41.5%12.9%
  • Social rented27.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH16 4FEScotland
Owned outright7.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan22.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent41.2%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 47.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH16 4FEScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (42.7%). 14.8% of households include dependent children.

EH16 4FEScotland
Living alone, under 6642.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over5.3%14.3%
Couple, no children23.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.6%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 EH16 4FE (Craigmillar) (about 546 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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