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Housing in EH4 8BB

What the homes in EH4 8BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
East Craigs North
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
2,402 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (35%). Flats make up 18.3%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH4 8BBScotland
Detached35%23.9%
Semi-detached25.2%23.3%
Terraced17.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat17%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

75.6% of households in the EH4 8BB area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.9% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 34.5% own outright and 41.1% with a mortgage.

EH4 8BB
76%
Scotland
  • Owned75.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
  • Private rented11.9%12.9%
  • Social rented4.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH4 8BBScotland
Owned outright34.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan41.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.7%12.4%
Other private rented0.8%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 25.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH4 8BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.8%). 32.6% of households include dependent children.

EH4 8BBScotland
Living alone, under 6612.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.5%14.3%
Couple, no children21.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children26.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.7%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 8BB (East Craigs North) (about 2,402 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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