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Housing in EH30 9BE

What the homes in EH30 9BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Queensferry East
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
954 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (40.8%). Flats make up 21.1%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH30 9BEScotland
Detached40.8%23.9%
Semi-detached16.3%23.3%
Terraced22.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat16%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

79.1% of households in the EH30 9BE area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.7% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 38.6% own outright and 40.5% with a mortgage.

EH30 9BE
79%
Scotland
  • Owned79.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented10.7%12.9%
  • Social rented8.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH30 9BEScotland
Owned outright38.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan40.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH30 9BEScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25.2%). 29.4% of households include dependent children.

EH30 9BEScotland
Living alone, under 6616%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over11.7%14.3%
Couple, no children19.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children25.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.7%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 EH30 9BE (Queensferry East) (about 954 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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