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Housing in EH8 9PS

What the homes in EH8 9PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Southside
Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,111 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (93%). Flats make up 95.3%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH8 9PSScotland
Detached1.2%23.9%
Semi-detached0%23.3%
Terraced1.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat93%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

17.9% of households in the EH8 9PS area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 74.3% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 9.3% own outright and 8.6% with a mortgage.

EH8 9PS
18%
74%
Scotland
  • Owned17.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented74.3%12.9%
  • Social rented3.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH8 9PSScotland
Owned outright9.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan8.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent70.8%12.4%
Other private rented1.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 17.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH8 9PSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (64.6%). 5.4% of households include dependent children.

EH8 9PSScotland
Living alone, under 6612.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over3.1%14.3%
Couple, no children7.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children3.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children0%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households64.6%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 EH8 9PS (Southside) (about 1,111 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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