Housing in EH16 5SU
What the homes in EH16 5SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- The Inch
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 609 (2024)
EH16 5SUCity of Edinburgh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (40.3%). Flats make up 42.4%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
55% of households in the EH16 5SU area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 23.1% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 23.1% own outright and 31.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned55%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.3%0.9%
- Private rented23.1%12.9%
- Social rented20.2%22.5%
- Lives rent free0.8%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 23.9% 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 (20.2%). 30.7% 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 5SU (The Inch) (about 609 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.