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Housing in EH41 9

What the homes in EH41 9 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Council
East Lothian
Region
Scotland
Population
688 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (47%). Flats make up 55.4%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH41 9Scotland
Detached7.6%23.9%
Semi-detached17.1%23.3%
Terraced19.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat47%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.1%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.9% of households in EH41 9 own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13.6% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 35.4% own outright and 19.4% with a mortgage.

EH41 9
55%
14%
30%
Scotland
  • Owned54.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented13.6%12.9%
  • Social rented30.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH41 9Scotland
Owned outright35.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan19.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.4%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 56.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH41 9Scotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (37.8%). 15.7% of households include dependent children.

EH41 9Scotland
Living alone, under 6617.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over37.8%14.3%
Couple, no children12.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.8%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

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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