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Housing in EH4 2TH

What the homes in EH4 2TH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Drylaw
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
815 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (65%). Flats make up 65.8%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH4 2THScotland
Detached1.1%23.9%
Semi-detached16.8%23.3%
Terraced17.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat65%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

50.4% of households in the EH4 2TH area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.2% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 24.2% own outright and 26.2% with a mortgage.

EH4 2TH
50%
38%
Scotland
  • Owned50.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.7%0.9%
  • Private rented10.2%12.9%
  • Social rented38%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH4 2THScotland
Owned outright24.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan26.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.6%12.4%
Other private rented0.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 40.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH4 2THScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.2%). 24.2% of households include dependent children.

EH4 2THScotland
Living alone, under 6626.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.9%14.3%
Couple, no children12.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households6.6%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 2TH (Drylaw) (about 815 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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