Housing in EH26 8EA
What the homes in EH26 8EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Penicuik East
- Council
- Midlothian
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 875 (2024)
EH26 8EAMidlothian
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (49.6%). Flats make up 14.3%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
47% of households in the EH26 8EA area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.5% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 22.1% own outright and 24.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned47%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
- Private rented7.5%12.9%
- Social rented40.8%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.3%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. 30.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (17.1%). 22.3% 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 8EA (Penicuik East) (about 875 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.