Housing in EH17 7RB
What the homes in EH17 7RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Moredun and Craigour
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 781 (2024)
EH17 7RBCity of Edinburgh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (36.5%). Flats make up 25.5%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
78.6% of households in the EH17 7RB area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 15.4% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 43.4% own outright and 35.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.6%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.6%0.9%
- Private rented15.4%12.9%
- Social rented8.8%22.5%
- Lives rent free2.5%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. 32.1% 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 (19.8%). 23.6% 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 EH17 7RB (Moredun and Craigour) (about 781 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.