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Housing in EH3 6EE

What the homes in EH3 6EE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
New Town West
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
849 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (53.8%). Flats make up 85.5%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH3 6EEScotland
Detached0.9%23.9%
Semi-detached2%23.3%
Terraced12.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat53.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house31%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.8% of households in the EH3 6EE area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 23.9% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 51.1% own outright and 21.7% with a mortgage.

EH3 6EE
73%
24%
Scotland
  • Owned72.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.7%0.9%
  • Private rented23.9%12.9%
  • Social rented0.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free3.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH3 6EEScotland
Owned outright51.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan21.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.9%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 40.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH3 6EEScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (24.1%). 15% of households include dependent children.

EH3 6EEScotland
Living alone, under 6622.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.6%14.3%
Couple, no children24.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children0%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.4%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 6EE (New Town West) (about 849 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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