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Housing in EH4 2UP

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

Neighbourhood
Craigleith, Orchard Brae and Crewe Toll
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
984 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (70.8%). Flats make up 71.6%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH4 2UPScotland
Detached7%23.9%
Semi-detached8.9%23.3%
Terraced13.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat70.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

78.7% of households in the EH4 2UP area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 19.7% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 47.9% own outright and 30.8% with a mortgage.

EH4 2UP
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20%
Scotland
  • Owned78.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented19.7%12.9%
  • Social rented0.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH4 2UPScotland
Owned outright47.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan30.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.7%12.4%
Other private rented0.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 39.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH4 2UPScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.7%). 16.3% of households include dependent children.

EH4 2UPScotland
Living alone, under 6622.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18.1%14.3%
Couple, no children19.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households7.2%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 2UP (Craigleith, Orchard Brae and Crewe Toll) (about 984 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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