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Housing in EH22 4QA

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

Neighbourhood
Newtongrange
Council
Midlothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
566 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (63.7%). Flats make up 2.8%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH22 4QAScotland
Detached7.6%23.9%
Semi-detached24.7%23.3%
Terraced63.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat2.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

50.6% of households in the EH22 4QA area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.4% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 26.7% own outright and 23.9% with a mortgage.

EH22 4QA
51%
43%
Scotland
  • Owned50.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.2%0.9%
  • Private rented8.4%12.9%
  • Social rented43.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH22 4QAScotland
Owned outright26.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.4%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 25.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH22 4QAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (18.3%). 23.1% of households include dependent children.

EH22 4QAScotland
Living alone, under 6615.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over10%14.3%
Couple, no children18.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children11.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6%8.7%
Sharers and other households8%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 4QA (Newtongrange) (about 566 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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