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Housing in EH3 9GP

What the homes in EH3 9GP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Meadows
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
2,729 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (95.8%). Flats make up 99.7%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH3 9GPScotland
Detached0.3%23.9%
Semi-detached0.6%23.3%
Terraced0.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat95.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

30.2% of households in the EH3 9GP area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 66.8% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 23.5% own outright and 6.7% with a mortgage.

EH3 9GP
30%
67%
Scotland
  • Owned30.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented66.8%12.9%
  • Social rented0.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH3 9GPScotland
Owned outright23.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan6.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent64.5%12.4%
Other private rented2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.5 people living in it. 62.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH3 9GPScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (59.5%). 4.2% of households include dependent children.

EH3 9GPScotland
Living alone, under 6659.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over2.2%14.3%
Couple, no children16.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children3.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children0.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children0.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households15.4%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 EH3 9GP (Meadows) (about 2,729 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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