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Housing in EH4 1PY

What the homes in EH4 1PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Stockbridge
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
705 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (35.7%). Flats make up 70.7%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH4 1PYScotland
Detached1.2%23.9%
Semi-detached0.3%23.3%
Terraced26.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat35.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house34.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74.8% of households in the EH4 1PY area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 23.5% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 49% own outright and 25.8% with a mortgage.

EH4 1PY
75%
23%
Scotland
  • Owned74.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented23.5%12.9%
  • Social rented0.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH4 1PYScotland
Owned outright49%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan25.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.9%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 31.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH4 1PYScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (27.5%). 15.1% of households include dependent children.

EH4 1PYScotland
Living alone, under 6620.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.5%14.3%
Couple, no children27.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.8%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 EH4 1PY (Stockbridge) (about 705 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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