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Housing in EH2 4BB

What the homes in EH2 4BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Dean Village
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,061 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (71.3%). Flats make up 85.8%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH2 4BBScotland
Detached1.4%23.9%
Semi-detached2.2%23.3%
Terraced10.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat71.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house12.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.8% of households in the EH2 4BB area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 48.6% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 26.9% own outright and 19.8% with a mortgage.

EH2 4BB
47%
49%
Scotland
  • Owned46.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1%0.9%
  • Private rented48.6%12.9%
  • Social rented2.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH2 4BBScotland
Owned outright26.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan19.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent47.4%12.4%
Other private rented0.8%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 40.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH2 4BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (34.8%). 8.1% of households include dependent children.

EH2 4BBScotland
Living alone, under 6634.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over6.5%14.3%
Couple, no children27.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children6.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children1.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3%8.7%
Sharers and other households16.4%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 EH2 4BB (Dean Village) (about 1,061 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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