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Housing in EH26 8NT

What the homes in EH26 8NT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Penicuik Southeast
Council
Midlothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
913 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (39.7%). Flats make up 28.4%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH26 8NTScotland
Detached39.7%23.9%
Semi-detached16.3%23.3%
Terraced12.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat24.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

83.2% of households in the EH26 8NT area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 14.4% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 47.5% own outright and 35.7% with a mortgage.

EH26 8NT
83%
14%
Scotland
  • Owned83.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented14.4%12.9%
  • Social rented2.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH26 8NTScotland
Owned outright47.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan35.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.9%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH26 8NTScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (25.8%). 19.9% of households include dependent children.

EH26 8NTScotland
Living alone, under 6615.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over10.6%14.3%
Couple, no children25.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children17.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.8%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 8NT (Penicuik Southeast) (about 913 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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