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Housing in EH41 4AA

What the homes in EH41 4AA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Haddington Rural
Council
East Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
3,895 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (64.7%). Flats make up 14.4%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH41 4AAScotland
Detached64.7%23.9%
Semi-detached12.6%23.3%
Terraced8.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat14%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71.6% of households in the EH41 4AA area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 21.6% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 46% own outright and 25.5% with a mortgage.

EH41 4AA
72%
22%
Scotland
  • Owned71.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented21.6%12.9%
  • Social rented3.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free5.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH41 4AAScotland
Owned outright46%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan25.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.6%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. 21.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH41 4AAScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (24.8%). 25.5% of households include dependent children.

EH41 4AAScotland
Living alone, under 669%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14%14.3%
Couple, no children24.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children20.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.7%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 EH41 4AA (Haddington Rural) (about 3,895 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.

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