Housing in EH16 5PY
What the homes in EH16 5PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 813 (2024)
EH16 5PYCity of Edinburgh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (31.3%). Flats make up 34.8%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
90.6% of households in the EH16 5PY area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.2% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 52% own outright and 38.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned90.6%62.4%
- Shared ownership0%0.9%
- Private rented7.2%12.9%
- Social rented0.6%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.9%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 21.9% 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 (31%). 31.3% 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 5PY (Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road) (about 813 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.