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Housing in EH33 1PG

What the homes in EH33 1PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Macmerry Longniddry
Council
East Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
807 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (41.3%). Flats make up 8%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH33 1PGScotland
Detached11%23.9%
Semi-detached41.3%23.3%
Terraced40.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat7.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.3% of households in the EH33 1PG area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.2% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 28.2% own outright and 20.1% with a mortgage.

EH33 1PG
48%
47%
Scotland
  • Owned48.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented7.2%12.9%
  • Social rented46.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH33 1PGScotland
Owned outright28.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan20.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.8%12.4%
Other private rented1.1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH33 1PGScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (17.7%). 21.7% of households include dependent children.

EH33 1PGScotland
Living alone, under 6616.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.7%14.3%
Couple, no children17.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.8%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 EH33 1PG (Macmerry Longniddry) (about 807 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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