Housing in EH4 5PR
What the homes in EH4 5PR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Silverknowes and Davidson's Mains
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 895 (2024)
EH4 5PRCity of Edinburgh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (61.2%). Flats make up 25.5%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
88.1% of households in the EH4 5PR area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9.7% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 48.8% own outright and 39.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned88.1%62.4%
- Shared ownership2.5%0.9%
- Private rented9.7%12.9%
- Social rented1.7%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.1%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.9%). 33% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH4 5PR (Silverknowes and Davidson's Mains) (about 895 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.