marketcodeAsking rent
£1,355 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
144 lets
Postcode district
EH5 rental market
Asking rent £1,355 a month · Gross yield 7.0% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is EH5?
- Buildings
- 121
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.7%
- HMO-shaped units
- 16%
What does EH5 earn?
EH5: asking rent £1,355 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 144 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
7.0% 12 months to Aug 2026
382 lets
+0.6% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
32 on 20 Sep 2026
How does EH5 vary by home size?
Asking rent in EH5 runs from £1,015 a month for 1 bedroom to £1,686 a month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,015 a month | 12 months to Jul 2026 | — | 90 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,289 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +1.9% on the previous 12 months | 242 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,686 a month | 12 months to Jul 2026 | — | 77 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
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 9th of 17 postcode districts in City of Edinburgh for asking rent, at £1,355 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in City of Edinburgh
EH5 ranks 9th of 17 postcode districts in City of Edinburgh for asking rent, at £1,355 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EH9 | £2,141 a month | 418 | measured |
| 2 | EH10 | £1,997 a month | 299 | measured |
| 3 | EH3 | £1,884 a month | 750 | measured |
| 4 | EH1 | £1,875 a month | 138 | measured |
| 5 | EH8 | £1,829 a month | 260 | measured |
| 9 | EH5 | £1,355 a month | 144 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in City of Edinburgh →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in City of Edinburgh
EH5 ranks 4th of 19 postcode districts in City of Edinburgh for gross yield, asking basis, at 7.0%.
Where next from EH5?
- City of EdinburghThe wider market this area sits in.
- EH1Neighbouring postcode district · £3,131/m²
- EH10Neighbouring postcode district · £4,401/m²
- EH11Neighbouring postcode district · £2,094/m²
- EH12Neighbouring postcode district · £3,659/m²
- EH13Neighbouring postcode district · £4,210/m²
- EH14Neighbouring postcode district · £3,925/m²
- EH15Neighbouring postcode district · £3,050/m²
- EH16Neighbouring postcode district · £2,882/m²
- Homes for sale in EH5Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in EH5Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in EH5Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in EH5Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in EH5Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in EH5Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in EH5Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in EH5Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about EH5
- What is the average rent in EH5?
- Homes to let in EH5 asked a median £1,355 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 144 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 Aug 2026, 382 lets. +0.6% on the previous 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Last month | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 144 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 382 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |