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Housing in EH4 7RB

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

Neighbourhood
Clermiston and Drumbrae
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,033 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (49%). Flats make up 49%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH4 7RBScotland
Detached3.7%23.9%
Semi-detached23.5%23.3%
Terraced24.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat49%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

53.1% of households in the EH4 7RB area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.7% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 26.1% own outright and 27% with a mortgage.

EH4 7RB
53%
33%
Scotland
  • Owned53.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented11.7%12.9%
  • Social rented32.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH4 7RBScotland
Owned outright26.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan27%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 43.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH4 7RBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.6%). 22.6% of households include dependent children.

EH4 7RBScotland
Living alone, under 6627.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.9%14.3%
Couple, no children15.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children16%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 7RB (Clermiston and Drumbrae) (about 1,033 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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