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Housing in EH41 4RT

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

Neighbourhood
Haddington South
Council
East Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
741 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (41.2%). Flats make up 18.1%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH41 4RTScotland
Detached19.9%23.9%
Semi-detached41.2%23.3%
Terraced18.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat17.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

79.2% of households in the EH41 4RT area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13.7% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 51.5% own outright and 27.7% with a mortgage.

EH41 4RT
79%
14%
Scotland
  • Owned79.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership3.4%0.9%
  • Private rented13.7%12.9%
  • Social rented2.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH41 4RTScotland
Owned outright51.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan27.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.2%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 38.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH41 4RTScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (20.1%). 18.4% of households include dependent children.

EH41 4RTScotland
Living alone, under 6618.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.6%14.3%
Couple, no children20.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.5%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 4RT (Haddington South) (about 741 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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