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Housing in EH26 0EU

What the homes in EH26 0EU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Pentland
Council
Midlothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
2,798 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (45%). Flats make up 12.9%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH26 0EUScotland
Detached23.7%23.9%
Semi-detached45%23.3%
Terraced16.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat10.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

41.4% of households in the EH26 0EU area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 46% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 19.1% own outright and 22.3% with a mortgage.

EH26 0EU
41%
46%
Scotland
  • Owned41.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented46%12.9%
  • Social rented10.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH26 0EUScotland
Owned outright19.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan22.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.4%12.4%
Other private rented25.9%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 18% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH26 0EUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (37.8%). 39.6% of households include dependent children.

EH26 0EUScotland
Living alone, under 6614%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over4.7%14.3%
Couple, no children21.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children37.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households5%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 EH26 0EU (Pentland) (about 2,798 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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