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Housing in EH4 7BE

What the homes in EH4 7BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Blackhall
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
743 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (46.2%). Flats make up 29%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH4 7BEScotland
Detached46.2%23.9%
Semi-detached12.2%23.3%
Terraced13.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat29%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

89.4% of households in the EH4 7BE area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.6% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 50.5% own outright and 38.9% with a mortgage.

EH4 7BE
89%
Scotland
  • Owned89.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1%0.9%
  • Private rented7.6%12.9%
  • Social rented0%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH4 7BEScotland
Owned outright50.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan38.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.6%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. 32.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH4 7BEScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (30%). 31% of households include dependent children.

EH4 7BEScotland
Living alone, under 6613.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.2%14.3%
Couple, no children14.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children30%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.7%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 7BE (Blackhall) (about 743 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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