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Housing in EH7 4DB

What the homes in EH7 4DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Broughton South
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,022 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (67.2%). Flats make up 69%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH7 4DBScotland
Detached0.6%23.9%
Semi-detached6.1%23.3%
Terraced24%18.2%
Purpose-built flat67.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

68.4% of households in the EH7 4DB area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 28.9% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 36% own outright and 32.4% with a mortgage.

EH7 4DB
68%
29%
Scotland
  • Owned68.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented28.9%12.9%
  • Social rented2.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH7 4DBScotland
Owned outright36%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan32.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.7%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 40.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH7 4DBScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.9%). 12.2% of households include dependent children.

EH7 4DBScotland
Living alone, under 6629.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over11.4%14.3%
Couple, no children24.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households13%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 EH7 4DB (Broughton South) (about 1,022 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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