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Housing in EH7 5PP

What the homes in EH7 5PP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hillside and Calton Hill
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
668 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (92.7%). Flats make up 94.9%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH7 5PPScotland
Detached0.5%23.9%
Semi-detached0.2%23.3%
Terraced4.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat92.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.9% of households in the EH7 5PP area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 40.6% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 23.4% own outright and 26.5% with a mortgage.

EH7 5PP
50%
41%
Scotland
  • Owned49.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1%0.9%
  • Private rented40.6%12.9%
  • Social rented7.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH7 5PPScotland
Owned outright23.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan26.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent40.4%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 59.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH7 5PPScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (51.3%). 6.3% of households include dependent children.

EH7 5PPScotland
Living alone, under 6651.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over7.1%14.3%
Couple, no children18.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children5.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children1.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children0.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households10.9%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
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH7 5PP (Hillside and Calton Hill) (about 668 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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