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Housing in EH3 5PS

What the homes in EH3 5PS 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
939 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (71.1%). Flats make up 80.6%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH3 5PSScotland
Detached3.6%23.9%
Semi-detached7.7%23.3%
Terraced9.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat71.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house9.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.3% of households in the EH3 5PS area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 19.2% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 42.5% own outright and 29.8% with a mortgage.

EH3 5PS
72%
19%
Scotland
  • Owned72.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented19.2%12.9%
  • Social rented8.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH3 5PSScotland
Owned outright42.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan29.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.6%12.4%
Other private rented1.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 46.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH3 5PSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (26.7%). 17% of households include dependent children.

EH3 5PSScotland
Living alone, under 6620%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over26.7%14.3%
Couple, no children18.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children1.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.9%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 EH3 5PS (Inverleith, Goldenacre and Warriston) (about 939 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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