Housing in EH5
What the homes in EH5 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 27,663 (2024)
EH5Postcode district · City of Edinburgh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (72.6%). Flats make up 74.8%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
57.4% of households in EH5 own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 19% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 27.6% own outright and 29.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.4%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.6%0.9%
- Private rented19%12.9%
- Social rented20.6%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.2%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. 38.5% 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 (26.5%). 23.1% 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.
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.