Housing in EH39 5PS
What the homes in EH39 5PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- North Berwick South
- Council
- East Lothian
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 553 (2024)
EH39 5PSEast Lothian
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (56.3%). Flats make up 27.3%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
87.4% of households in the EH39 5PS area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 2.2% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 55% own outright and 32.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned87.4%62.4%
- Shared ownership0%0.9%
- Private rented2.2%12.9%
- Social rented7.4%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.3%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (21.6%). 22.9% 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 EH39 5PS (North Berwick South) (about 553 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.