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Housing in EH6 4RF

What the homes in EH6 4RF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Trinity East and The Dudleys
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
756 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (42.1%). Flats make up 48%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH6 4RFScotland
Detached5.2%23.9%
Semi-detached14.4%23.3%
Terraced33.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat42.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

88.9% of households in the EH6 4RF area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.7% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 56.1% own outright and 32.8% with a mortgage.

EH6 4RF
89%
Scotland
  • Owned88.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented10.7%12.9%
  • Social rented0.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH6 4RFScotland
Owned outright56.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan32.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.7%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH6 4RFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.1%). 22.5% of households include dependent children.

EH6 4RFScotland
Living alone, under 6612.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17%14.3%
Couple, no children18.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children18.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.5%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 EH6 4RF (Trinity East and The Dudleys) (about 756 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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