Housing in EH8 9BE
What the homes in EH8 9BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,361 (2024)
EH8 9BECity of Edinburgh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (95.4%). Flats make up 98%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
19% of households in the EH8 9BE area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 58.1% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 8.1% own outright and 10.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned19%62.4%
- Shared ownership0%0.9%
- Private rented58.1%12.9%
- Social rented21.8%22.5%
- Lives rent free0.5%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 45.7% 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 (39.3%). 5.8% 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 9BE (Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street) (about 1,361 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.