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Housing in EH45 8JS

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

Neighbourhood
Peebles North
Council
Scottish Borders
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
843 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (36.4%). Flats make up 42.3%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH45 8JSScotland
Detached10.9%23.9%
Semi-detached30.7%23.3%
Terraced14.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat36.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72% of households in the EH45 8JS area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13.6% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 40.8% own outright and 31.2% with a mortgage.

EH45 8JS
72%
14%
Scotland
  • Owned72%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1%0.9%
  • Private rented13.6%12.9%
  • Social rented11.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH45 8JSScotland
Owned outright40.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan31.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.6%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 40.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH45 8JSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.8%). 22.3% of households include dependent children.

EH45 8JSScotland
Living alone, under 6622.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18.6%14.3%
Couple, no children17.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children17.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.7%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 8JS (Peebles North) (about 843 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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