Housing in EH9
What the homes in EH9 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Council
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 32,480 (2024)
EH9Postcode district · City of Edinburgh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (66%). Flats make up 75.2%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
61.6% of households in EH9 own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 33% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 37.5% own outright and 24% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.6%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
- Private rented33%12.9%
- Social rented3.3%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.2%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (21.3%). 18.9% 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.
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.