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Housing in EH29 9DB

What the homes in EH29 9DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kirkliston
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
853 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (27%). Flats make up 26%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH29 9DBScotland
Detached23.3%23.9%
Semi-detached27%23.3%
Terraced23.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat23.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.6% of households in the EH29 9DB area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9.1% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 36.5% own outright and 33.1% with a mortgage.

EH29 9DB
70%
17%
Scotland
  • Owned69.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.5%0.9%
  • Private rented9.1%12.9%
  • Social rented17.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH29 9DBScotland
Owned outright36.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan33.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.8%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH29 9DBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (17.9%). 18.1% of households include dependent children.

EH29 9DBScotland
Living alone, under 6617.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.9%14.3%
Couple, no children14.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households6.9%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 EH29 9DB (Kirkliston) (about 853 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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