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Housing in EH20 9RL

What the homes in EH20 9RL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Loanhead
Council
Midlothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,031 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (29.2%). Flats make up 26%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH20 9RLScotland
Detached20.2%23.9%
Semi-detached23.4%23.3%
Terraced29.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat24%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.1% of households in the EH20 9RL area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.7% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 34.8% own outright and 28.3% with a mortgage.

EH20 9RL
63%
28%
Scotland
  • Owned63.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented7.7%12.9%
  • Social rented27.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH20 9RLScotland
Owned outright34.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH20 9RLScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (18.7%). 22.7% of households include dependent children.

EH20 9RLScotland
Living alone, under 6613.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17%14.3%
Couple, no children18.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children17%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.6%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 EH20 9RL (Loanhead) (about 1,031 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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