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Housing in EH35 5LS

What the homes in EH35 5LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ormiston
Council
East Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
831 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.3%). Flats make up 14.2%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH35 5LSScotland
Detached21.8%23.9%
Semi-detached43.3%23.3%
Terraced18.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat9.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.8% of households in the EH35 5LS area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.2% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 40.9% own outright and 25.9% with a mortgage.

EH35 5LS
67%
25%
Scotland
  • Owned66.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1%0.9%
  • Private rented6.2%12.9%
  • Social rented24.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH35 5LSScotland
Owned outright40.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan25.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.2%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH35 5LSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21%). 20.7% of households include dependent children.

EH35 5LSScotland
Living alone, under 6621%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over11.9%14.3%
Couple, no children17.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children17.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.8%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 EH35 5LS (Ormiston) (about 831 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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