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Housing in EH3 5PL

What the homes in EH3 5PL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Inverleith, Goldenacre and Warriston
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
737 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (59%). Flats make up 71%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH3 5PLScotland
Detached14.3%23.9%
Semi-detached8.8%23.3%
Terraced7.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat59%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house12%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

83.9% of households in the EH3 5PL area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.5% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 63.6% own outright and 20.3% with a mortgage.

EH3 5PL
84%
Scotland
  • Owned83.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented11.5%12.9%
  • Social rented0.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH3 5PLScotland
Owned outright63.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan20.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.5%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 34.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH3 5PLScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (19.4%). 22.1% of households include dependent children.

EH3 5PLScotland
Living alone, under 6617.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.1%14.3%
Couple, no children19.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children18.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children0%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over18.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.1%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 EH3 5PL (Inverleith, Goldenacre and Warriston) (about 737 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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