Housing in EH8 8DF
What the homes in EH8 8DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Canongate, St. Leonards and Dumbiedykes
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,864 (2024)
EH8 8DFCity of Edinburgh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (83.5%). Flats make up 95.1%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
19.1% of households in the EH8 8DF area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 47.1% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 15.4% own outright and 3.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned19.1%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.1%0.9%
- Private rented47.1%12.9%
- Social rented33%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.3%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. 58.5% 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 (46.7%). 6.6% 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 EH8 8DF (Canongate, St. Leonards and Dumbiedykes) (about 2,864 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.