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Housing in EH16 6FB

What the homes in EH16 6FB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gracemount, Southhouse and Burdiehouse
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,397 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (53.9%). Flats make up 53.9%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH16 6FBScotland
Detached5.7%23.9%
Semi-detached20.5%23.3%
Terraced19.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat53.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.4% of households in the EH16 6FB area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 16.8% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 11.1% own outright and 28.3% with a mortgage.

EH16 6FB
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17%
35%
Scotland
  • Owned39.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1%0.9%
  • Private rented16.8%12.9%
  • Social rented35.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free6.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH16 6FBScotland
Owned outright11.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.5%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 40.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH16 6FBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32.3%). 23.6% of households include dependent children.

EH16 6FBScotland
Living alone, under 6632.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over9.1%14.3%
Couple, no children17.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children16.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households7.7%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 6FB (Gracemount, Southhouse and Burdiehouse) (about 1,397 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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