Housing in EH5 3PL
What the homes in EH5 3PL 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
- 871 (2024)
EH5 3PLCity of Edinburgh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (49.3%). Flats make up 52.3%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
76.3% of households in the EH5 3PL area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 18% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 38.9% own outright and 37.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.3%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
- Private rented18%12.9%
- Social rented4.6%22.5%
- Lives rent free2.1%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.3%). 21.4% 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 3PL (Trinity West and Wardie) (about 871 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.