Residential dwellings
14,496
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
EH21 house prices
Asking £3,165/m² · Asking rent £1,229/month · Gross yield 4.9% · 587 listed · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is EH21?
EH21: residential dwellings 14,496.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.0%
EH21 has the highest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 11 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 10,226
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.2%
- HMO-shaped units
- 0.0%
What does EH21 cost?
EH21: asking price £271,416 (12 months to Sep 2026, 892 listings). -1.9% on the previous 12 months.
Asking price
£271,416 12 months to Sep 2026
892 listings
-1.9% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 892 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Asking price per m²
£3,165/m² 12 months to Sep 2026
587 listings
Median asking price per square metre of residential sale listings in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 587 listings.
What does EH21 earn?
EH21: asking rent £1,229/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 133 lets).
Asking rent
£1,229/month 12 months to Sep 2026
133 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 133 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.9% 12 months to Sep 2026
248 lets
+2.8% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 248 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How does EH21 vary by home size?
Asking price in EH21 runs from £144,779 for 1 bedroom to £387,399 for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £144,779 | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 8 of 12 months observed | — | 59 |
| 2 bedrooms | £199,404 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +4.6% on the previous 12 months | 267 |
| 3 bedrooms | £289,966 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +3.8% on the previous 12 months | 304 |
| 4 bedrooms | £387,399 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.5% on the previous 12 months | 207 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is EH21?
EH21: listings for sale 587 (12 months to Sep 2026, 587 listings).
Listings for sale
587 12 months to Sep 2026
587 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 587 listings.
New listings
755 12 months to Sep 2026
755 listings
-8.8% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 755 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Price reductions
137 12 months to Sep 2026
137 listings
+24.5% on the previous 12 months.
Listings whose last price reduction was in the month; `share` is reductions over added plus reduced. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 137 listings.
Reductions dated by the last reduction; several reductions of one listing count once.
Who is active in EH21?
30 agents listed homes for sale in EH21; the three largest took 40% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 30
- Top three agents’ share
- 40%
- New homes among listings
- 36%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns EH21?
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does EH21 rank?
EH21 ranks 2nd of 3 postcode districts in East Lothian for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.9%.
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in East Lothian
EH21 ranks 2nd of 3 postcode districts in East Lothian for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EH41 | 4.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 7 of 12 months observed | 47 | indicative |
| 2 | EH21 | 4.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 248 | measured |
| 3 | EH39 | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 7 of 12 months observed | 49 | indicative |
Where next from EH21?
- East LothianThe wider market this area sits in.
- EH31Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,602/m² · Sep 2026
- EH32Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,024/m² · Sep 2026
- EH33Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,264/m² · Sep 2026
- EH34Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,556/m² · Sep 2026
- EH35Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,556/m² · Sep 2026
- EH36Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £1,992/m² · Apr 2026
- EH39Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,794/m² · Sep 2026
- EH40Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,284/m² · Sep 2026
- EH15Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,994/m² · Sep 2026
- EH22Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,364/m² · Sep 2026
- EH16Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,544/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about EH21
- What is the average rent in EH21?
- Homes to let in EH21 asked a median £1,229/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 133 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in EH21?
- 4.9% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 248 lets. +2.8% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in EH21?
- EH21 has 14,496 homes, 0.0% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about EH21
- Property values in EH21Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in EH21Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in EH21What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in EH21What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in EH21Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in EH21What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in EH21Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 892 listings |
| Asking price per m² | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 587 listings |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 133 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 248 lets |
| Listings for sale | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 587 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 755 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 137 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |