Housing in EH37 5UP
What the homes in EH37 5UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Pathhead and Rural South East Midlothian
- Council
- Midlothian
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,386 (2024)
EH37 5UPMidlothian
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (54%). Flats make up 7.4%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
53.7% of households in the EH37 5UP area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 20.1% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 32.6% own outright and 21.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.7%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
- Private rented20.1%12.9%
- Social rented20.8%22.5%
- Lives rent free4%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.2%). 28.5% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH37 5UP (Pathhead and Rural South East Midlothian) (about 1,386 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.