Housing in EH26 0HR
What the homes in EH26 0HR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Penicuik North
- Council
- Midlothian
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 688 (2024)
EH26 0HRMidlothian
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (60.1%). Flats make up 6.9%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
74.9% of households in the EH26 0HR area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5.2% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 31.3% own outright and 43.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned74.9%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.7%0.9%
- Private rented5.2%12.9%
- Social rented14.1%22.5%
- Lives rent free0.3%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 25.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.9%). 27.5% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH26 0HR (Penicuik North) (about 688 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.