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Housing in EH4 5FA

What the homes in EH4 5FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Granton West and Salvesen
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,280 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (63.2%). Flats make up 64.1%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH4 5FAScotland
Detached4.6%23.9%
Semi-detached18.3%23.3%
Terraced12%18.2%
Purpose-built flat63.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

30% of households in the EH4 5FA area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 29.3% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 8.8% own outright and 21.2% with a mortgage.

EH4 5FA
30%
29%
36%
Scotland
  • Owned30%62.4%
  • Shared ownership3.9%0.9%
  • Private rented29.3%12.9%
  • Social rented35.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH4 5FAScotland
Owned outright8.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan21.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent25.4%12.4%
Other private rented3.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 32.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH4 5FAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.2%). 24.4% of households include dependent children.

EH4 5FAScotland
Living alone, under 6623.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over9.8%14.3%
Couple, no children21%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households7.1%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 5FA (Granton West and Salvesen) (about 1,280 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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