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Housing in EH5 2BF

What the homes in EH5 2BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Granton South and Wardieburn
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
678 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (91.6%). Flats make up 92.2%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH5 2BFScotland
Detached1.2%23.9%
Semi-detached1.2%23.3%
Terraced4.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat91.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

21.9% of households in the EH5 2BF area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.1% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 8.9% own outright and 13% with a mortgage.

EH5 2BF
22%
67%
Scotland
  • Owned21.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership2.6%0.9%
  • Private rented10.1%12.9%
  • Social rented67.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH5 2BFScotland
Owned outright8.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan13%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 51.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH5 2BFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (42.7%). 24.8% of households include dependent children.

EH5 2BFScotland
Living alone, under 6642.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over9.2%14.3%
Couple, no children12.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children13.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 EH5 2BF (Granton South and Wardieburn) (about 678 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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