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Housing in PH1 2LU

What the homes in PH1 2LU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Letham
Council
Perth and Kinross
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
517 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (45.8%). Flats make up 34.7%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

PH1 2LUScotland
Detached4%23.9%
Semi-detached16.3%23.3%
Terraced45.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat34.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

60.2% of households in the PH1 2LU area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.2% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 33.9% own outright and 26.3% with a mortgage.

PH1 2LU
60%
27%
Scotland
  • Owned60.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership4%0.9%
  • Private rented7.2%12.9%
  • Social rented27.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PH1 2LUScotland
Owned outright33.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan26.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.8%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

PH1 2LUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.9%). 24.3% of households include dependent children.

PH1 2LUScotland
Living alone, under 6619.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.9%14.3%
Couple, no children19.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children18.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.4%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
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PH1 2LU (Letham) (about 517 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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