Housing in EH16 4SU
What the homes in EH16 4SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Fernieside and Moredun South
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 796 (2024)
EH16 4SUCity of Edinburgh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (44.7%). Flats make up 10.3%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
69.4% of households in the EH16 4SU area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 22.2% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 36.1% own outright and 33.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned69.4%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.9%0.9%
- Private rented22.2%12.9%
- Social rented4.2%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.4%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. 30.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.6%). 20% 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 4SU (Fernieside and Moredun South) (about 796 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.