Housing in EH5 2DS
What the homes in EH5 2DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Trinity West and Wardie
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 649 (2024)
EH5 2DSCity of Edinburgh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (38.8%). Flats make up 45.7%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
75.9% of households in the EH5 2DS area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 12.4% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 42.3% own outright and 33.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned75.9%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
- Private rented12.4%12.9%
- Social rented8.6%22.5%
- Lives rent free2.7%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25.1%). 28.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH5 2DS (Trinity West and Wardie) (about 649 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.