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Housing in EH22 4HS

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

Neighbourhood
Rural North East Midlothian
Council
Midlothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
397 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (37.1%). Flats make up 22.3%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH22 4HSScotland
Detached9.1%23.9%
Semi-detached28.9%23.3%
Terraced37.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat20.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.4% of households in the EH22 4HS area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5.1% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 35.5% own outright and 23.9% with a mortgage.

EH22 4HS
59%
32%
Scotland
  • Owned59.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented5.1%12.9%
  • Social rented32.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH22 4HSScotland
Owned outright35.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.1%12.4%
Other private rented1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 36.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH22 4HSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (25.4%). 16.8% of households include dependent children.

EH22 4HSScotland
Living alone, under 6611.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over25.4%14.3%
Couple, no children18.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households1%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 4HS (Rural North East Midlothian) (about 397 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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