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Housing in EH7 4NY

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

Neighbourhood
Leith (Albert Street)
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
550 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (95.9%). Flats make up 96.8%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH7 4NYScotland
Detached1%23.9%
Semi-detached1%23.3%
Terraced1.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat95.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

37.9% of households in the EH7 4NY area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 56.4% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 16.2% own outright and 21.7% with a mortgage.

EH7 4NY
38%
56%
Scotland
  • Owned37.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented56.4%12.9%
  • Social rented5.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH7 4NYScotland
Owned outright16.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan21.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent55.1%12.4%
Other private rented1.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 38.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH7 4NYScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (34.1%). 11.5% of households include dependent children.

EH7 4NYScotland
Living alone, under 6634.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over4.8%14.3%
Couple, no children21.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children1.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over1%8.7%
Sharers and other households24.8%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 4NY (Leith (Albert Street)) (about 550 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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