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Housing in EH45 8DS

What the homes in EH45 8DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Peebles North
Council
Scottish Borders
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,035 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (51.9%). Flats make up 53.1%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH45 8DSScotland
Detached15.2%23.9%
Semi-detached23.9%23.3%
Terraced10.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat51.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

41.4% of households in the EH45 8DS area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 12% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 16.7% own outright and 24.7% with a mortgage.

EH45 8DS
41%
45%
Scotland
  • Owned41.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership2.2%0.9%
  • Private rented12%12.9%
  • Social rented45.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH45 8DSScotland
Owned outright16.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan24.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.5%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 43.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH45 8DSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.4%). 27.2% of households include dependent children.

EH45 8DSScotland
Living alone, under 6626.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.7%14.3%
Couple, no children10.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children19%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children8.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households2%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 EH45 8DS (Peebles North) (about 1,035 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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