Housing in EH21 7RB
What the homes in EH21 7RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Musselburgh North
- Council
- East Lothian
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 665 (2024)
EH21 7RBEast Lothian
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (68.9%). Flats make up 73.2%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
56.8% of households in the EH21 7RB area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 26.5% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 30% own outright and 26.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.8%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
- Private rented26.5%12.9%
- Social rented11.4%22.5%
- Lives rent free3%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 49.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.3%). 15.9% 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 EH21 7RB (Musselburgh North) (about 665 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.