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Housing in EH29 9DW

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

Neighbourhood
Kirkliston
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
894 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (41.8%). Flats make up 11.3%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH29 9DWScotland
Detached20%23.9%
Semi-detached41.8%23.3%
Terraced27.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat10.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.3% of households in the EH29 9DW area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.8% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 14.9% own outright and 42.4% with a mortgage.

EH29 9DW
57%
33%
Scotland
  • Owned57.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership3%0.9%
  • Private rented7.8%12.9%
  • Social rented32.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH29 9DWScotland
Owned outright14.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan42.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.4%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 25.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH29 9DWScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (27.5%). 36.4% of households include dependent children.

EH29 9DWScotland
Living alone, under 6619.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over7.8%14.3%
Couple, no children19.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children27.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.4%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 9DW (Kirkliston) (about 894 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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