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Housing in EH3 9PL

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

Neighbourhood
Bruntsfield
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
809 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (83.7%). Flats make up 92%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH3 9PLScotland
Detached2.1%23.9%
Semi-detached0.8%23.3%
Terraced5.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat83.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.9% of households in the EH3 9PL area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 39.8% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 23.8% own outright and 26.1% with a mortgage.

EH3 9PL
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  • Owned49.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented39.8%12.9%
  • Social rented10.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH3 9PLScotland
Owned outright23.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan26.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent39.5%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 39.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH3 9PLScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.6%). 18.1% of households include dependent children.

EH3 9PLScotland
Living alone, under 6627.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over11.4%14.3%
Couple, no children20.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children1.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households19.4%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 9PL (Bruntsfield) (about 809 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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