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Housing in EH6 9

What the homes in EH6 9 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Population
450 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (30.4%). Flats make up 35.3%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH6 9Scotland
Detached18.6%23.9%
Semi-detached19.1%23.3%
Terraced29.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat30.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

89.7% of households in EH6 9 own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.4% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 53.9% own outright and 35.8% with a mortgage.

EH6 9
90%
Scotland
  • Owned89.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1%0.9%
  • Private rented6.4%12.9%
  • Social rented1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH6 9Scotland
Owned outright53.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan35.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.4%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH6 9Scotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (21.1%). 23.5% of households include dependent children.

EH6 9Scotland
Living alone, under 6616.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over21.1%14.3%
Couple, no children15.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children19.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.9%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

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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