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Housing in EH4 6BF

What the homes in EH4 6BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Barnton, Cammo and Cramond South
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,041 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (47.2%). Flats make up 29.4%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH4 6BFScotland
Detached47.2%23.9%
Semi-detached4.9%23.3%
Terraced15.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat28%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

93.5% of households in the EH4 6BF area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.9% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 56.2% own outright and 37.3% with a mortgage.

EH4 6BF
94%
Scotland
  • Owned93.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented4.9%12.9%
  • Social rented0.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH4 6BFScotland
Owned outright56.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan37.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.9%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH4 6BFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (28.9%). 32.4% of households include dependent children.

EH4 6BFScotland
Living alone, under 667.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18.3%14.3%
Couple, no children11.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children28.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over22.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households0.7%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 6BF (Barnton, Cammo and Cramond South) (about 1,041 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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