Housing in EH7 5LY
What the homes in EH7 5LY 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
- 918 (2024)
EH7 5LYCity of Edinburgh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (98.7%). Flats make up 98.7%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
37.1% of households in the EH7 5LY area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 48.8% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 14.3% own outright and 22.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned37.1%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
- Private rented48.8%12.9%
- Social rented12.3%22.5%
- Lives rent free0.8%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 55.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (49.6%). 6.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH7 5LY (Leith (Albert Street)) (about 918 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.