Residential dwellings
12,202
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
EH5 house prices
Asking £3,494/m² · Asking rent £1,329/month · Gross yield 7.0% · 257 listed · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is EH5?
EH5: residential dwellings 12,202.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.0%
EH5 ranks 2nd of 20 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
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
- 4,136
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.4%
- HMO-shaped units
- 1.0%
What does EH5 cost?
EH5: asking price £221,207 (12 months to Sep 2026, 489 listings). +1.1% on the previous 12 months.
Asking price
£221,207 12 months to Sep 2026
489 listings
+1.1% 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, 489 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Asking price per m²
£3,494/m² 12 months to Sep 2026
257 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, 257 listings.
What does EH5 earn?
EH5: asking rent £1,329/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 141 lets).
Asking rent
£1,329/month 12 months to Sep 2026
141 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, 141 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
7.0% 12 months to Sep 2026
375 lets
+0.3% 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, 375 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How does EH5 vary by home size?
Asking price in EH5 runs from £165,141 for 1 bedroom to £341,253 for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £165,141 | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 6 of 12 months observed | — | 39 |
| 2 bedrooms | £202,065 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -7.6% on the previous 12 months | 276 |
| 3 bedrooms | £341,253 | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 95 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 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 EH5?
EH5: listings for sale 257 (12 months to Sep 2026, 257 listings).
Listings for sale
257 12 months to Sep 2026
257 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 257 listings.
New listings
420 12 months to Sep 2026
420 listings
+8.2% 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, 420 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Price reductions
69 12 months to Sep 2026
69 listings
0% 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, 69 listings.
Reductions dated by the last reduction; several reductions of one listing count once.
Who is active in EH5?
20 agents listed homes for sale in EH5; the three largest took 38% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 20
- Top three agents’ share
- 38%
- New homes among listings
- 0.0%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns EH5?
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 EH5 rank?
EH5 ranks 3rd of 17 postcode districts in City of Edinburgh for gross yield, asking basis, at 7.0%.
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in City of Edinburgh
EH5 ranks 3rd of 17 postcode districts in City of Edinburgh for gross yield, asking basis, at 7.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EH6 | 8.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,499 | measured |
| 2 | EH11 | 7.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,817 | measured |
| 3 | EH5 | 7.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 375 | measured |
| 4 | EH8 | 6.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,314 | measured |
| 5 | EH7 | 6.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,587 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in City of Edinburgh
Where next from EH5?
- City of EdinburghThe wider market this area sits in.
- EH1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,818/m² · Sep 2026
- EH10Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,686/m² · Sep 2026
- EH11Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,222/m² · Sep 2026
- EH12Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,660/m² · Sep 2026
- EH13Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,202/m² · Sep 2026
- EH14Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,847/m² · Sep 2026
- EH15Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,994/m² · Sep 2026
- EH16Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,544/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about EH5
- What is the average rent in EH5?
- Homes to let in EH5 asked a median £1,329/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 141 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in EH5?
- 7.0% 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, 375 lets. +0.3% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in EH5?
- EH5 has 12,202 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 EH5
- Property values in EH5Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in EH5Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in EH5What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in EH5What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in EH5Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in EH5What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in EH5Who 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 | 489 listings |
| Asking price per m² | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 257 listings |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 141 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 375 lets |
| Listings for sale | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 257 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 420 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 69 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |