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Housing in EH41 4FA

What the homes in EH41 4FA 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 (71.4%). Flats make up 5.5%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH41 4FAScotland
Detached71.4%23.9%
Semi-detached9.5%23.3%
Terraced11.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat5.1%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

77.3% of households in the EH41 4FA area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 1.1% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 21.6% own outright and 55.7% with a mortgage.

EH41 4FA
77%
19%
Scotland
  • Owned77.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented1.1%12.9%
  • Social rented18.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH41 4FAScotland
Owned outright21.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan55.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent1.1%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 9.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH41 4FAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (42.5%). 49.5% of households include dependent children.

EH41 4FAScotland
Living alone, under 667%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over3.7%14.3%
Couple, no children17.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children42.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.2%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 4FA (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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