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Housing in EH4 4DA

What the homes in EH4 4DA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
West Pilton
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
787 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (80.8%). Flats make up 83.6%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH4 4DAScotland
Detached1.7%23.9%
Semi-detached5.3%23.3%
Terraced9.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat80.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

21.7% of households in the EH4 4DA area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 23.3% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 9.2% own outright and 12.5% with a mortgage.

EH4 4DA
22%
23%
49%
Scotland
  • Owned21.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership4.4%0.9%
  • Private rented23.3%12.9%
  • Social rented49.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH4 4DAScotland
Owned outright9.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan12.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.2%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 40.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH4 4DAScotland
0%
20%
40%
60%
123456+
Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (35%). 30% of households include dependent children.

EH4 4DAScotland
Living alone, under 6635%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over6.4%14.3%
Couple, no children13.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children19.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children10.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households8.1%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 4DA (West Pilton) (about 787 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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