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Housing in EH8

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

Council
City of Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Population
39,970 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (78.5%). Flats make up 81.4%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH8Scotland
Detached3.4%23.9%
Semi-detached6.1%23.3%
Terraced8.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat78.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.7% of households in EH8 own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 37.7% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 23.4% own outright and 20.3% with a mortgage.

EH8
44%
38%
16%
Scotland
  • Owned43.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.1%0.9%
  • Private rented37.7%12.9%
  • Social rented16.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH8Scotland
Owned outright23.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan20.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent36.6%12.4%
Other private rented0.9%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 44.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH8Scotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33.4%). 11.7% of households include dependent children.

EH8Scotland
Living alone, under 6633.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over11.4%14.3%
Couple, no children17.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children8.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households18.4%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

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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