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Housing in EH22 4EE

What the homes in EH22 4EE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Easthouses
Council
Midlothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
879 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.1%). Flats make up 19.8%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH22 4EEScotland
Detached19.5%23.9%
Semi-detached43.1%23.3%
Terraced19.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat19.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

62.6% of households in the EH22 4EE area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.6% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 34.3% own outright and 28.3% with a mortgage.

EH22 4EE
63%
30%
Scotland
  • Owned62.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented6.6%12.9%
  • Social rented29.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH22 4EEScotland
Owned outright34.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH22 4EEScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.2%). 25% of households include dependent children.

EH22 4EEScotland
Living alone, under 6615.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.9%14.3%
Couple, no children18.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children19.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households6.3%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 4EE (Easthouses) (about 879 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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