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Housing in EH22 2BB

What the homes in EH22 2BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Dalkeith
Council
Midlothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
720 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (63%). Flats make up 63.6%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH22 2BBScotland
Detached4.4%23.9%
Semi-detached11.3%23.3%
Terraced19.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat63%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

28.2% of households in the EH22 2BB area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 17.9% own outright and 10.3% with a mortgage.

EH22 2BB
28%
61%
Scotland
  • Owned28.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.9%0.9%
  • Private rented11%12.9%
  • Social rented60.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH22 2BBScotland
Owned outright17.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan10.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.7%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 37.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH22 2BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.7%). 30.7% of households include dependent children.

EH22 2BBScotland
Living alone, under 6625.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over10.7%14.3%
Couple, no children8.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children21%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6%8.7%
Sharers and other households6.6%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 EH22 2BB (Dalkeith) (about 720 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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