Housing in EH17 8BB
What the homes in EH17 8BB 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
- 1,086 (2024)
EH17 8BBCity of Edinburgh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (52.2%). Flats make up 22.8%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
35.8% of households in the EH17 8BB area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13.1% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 16.4% own outright and 19.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned35.8%62.4%
- Shared ownership0%0.9%
- Private rented13.1%12.9%
- Social rented48.9%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 2.8 people living in it. 23.3% 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 (20.8%). 32.2% 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 8BB (Gracemount, Southhouse and Burdiehouse) (about 1,086 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.