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Housing in EH6 5FL

What the homes in EH6 5FL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bonnington
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,267 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (92%). Flats make up 92.9%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH6 5FLScotland
Detached0%23.9%
Semi-detached1.3%23.3%
Terraced5.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat92%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49% of households in the EH6 5FL area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 25% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 10.4% own outright and 38.6% with a mortgage.

EH6 5FL
49%
25%
24%
Scotland
  • Owned49%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.6%0.9%
  • Private rented25%12.9%
  • Social rented24.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH6 5FLScotland
Owned outright10.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan38.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent25%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 43.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH6 5FLScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (40.2%). 16% of households include dependent children.

EH6 5FLScotland
Living alone, under 6640.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over2.6%14.3%
Couple, no children27.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children1.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households7.7%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 5FL (Bonnington) (about 1,267 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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