City of Edinburgh Local Authority
Please note, this report uses the definition of “long term empty” (LTE) used by National Records Scotland (NRS): “homes empty for 6+ months (and liable for council tax).” Figures published by NRS show that Edinburgh had 7,001* LTE homes in 2024. The table below shows how these LTE homes are distributed across the Local Authority area.
• 2.63% of Edinburgh’s homes were LTE in 2024, compared to 1.80% in Scotland as a whole.
• 82.28% (2,545) of Edinburgh’s empty homes have been empty for longer than one year.**
• Edinburgh accounts for 8.05% of homes empty for more than 1 year in Scotland.
Edinburgh’s Empty Homes Officers:
John Addison [email protected]
Shane O’Reilly Shane.O’[email protected]
Jane Ritchie [email protected]
Please click on the map above to go to the Statistics.Gov.UK page for City of Edinburgh. You can find out the location of each of the Intermediate Data Zones by clicking on 2011 Intermediate Zones under Locations on that page
| Intermediate Data Zones | # of LTE Homes | Change 2023-2024 | % of Properties LTE | % of Edinburgh LTE homes | % of Edinburgh homes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Town, Princes Street and Leith Street | 242 | +19 | 6.65% | 3.46% | 1.37% |
| 2 | Dalry and Fountainbridge | 230 | -8 | 4.23% | 3.29% | 2.04% |
| 3 | Tollcross | 209 | +18 | 5.31% | 2.99% | 1.48% |
| 4 | Meadows and Southside | 188 | -16 | 4.90% | 2.69% | 1.44% |
| 5 | Deans Village | 181 | +8 | 4.35% | 2.59% | 1.56% |
| 6 | Canongate, Southside and Dumbiedykes | 166 | +2 | 4.24% | 2.37% | 1.47% |
| 7 | Stockbridge | 134 | -21 | 3.76% | 1.91% | 1.34% |
| 8 | Gorgie West | 125 | -7 | 3.63% | 1.79% | 1.29% |
| 9 | Great Junction Street | 122 | +11 | 3.96% | 1.74% | 1.16% |
| 10 | Bruntsfield | 121 | +12 | 4.20% | 1.73% | 1.08% |
| 11 | New Town West | 121 | +11 | 5.27% | 1.73% | 0.86% |
| 12 | Marchmont East and Sciennes | 118 | +3 | 4.60% | 1.69% | 0.96% |
| 13 | Restalrig and Lochend | 113 | -40 | 4.55% | 1.61% | 0.93% |
| 14 | Hillside and Calton Hill | 112 | +24 | 3.17% | 1.60% | 1.33% |
| 15 | Polwarth | 110 | +15 | 4.10% | 1.57% | 1.01% |
| 16 | North Leith and Newhaven | 108 | +1 | 3.54% | 1.54% | 1.15% |
| 17 | Broughton North and Powderhall | 107 | +27 | 3.45% | 1.53% | 1.17% |
| 18 | The Shore and Constitution Street | 104 | +6 | 3.04% | 1.49% | 1.29% |
| 19 | Cannonmills and New Town North | 104 | +1 | 5.44% | 1.49% | 0.72% |
| 20 | Stenhouse and Saughton Mains | 103 | +1 | 3.03% | 1.47% | 1.28% |
| 21 | Slateford and Chesser | 101 | -21 | 3.31% | 1.44% | 1.15% |
| 22 | Morningside | 99 | +15 | 3.72% | 1.41% | 1.00% |
| 23 | Gorgie East | 95 | +3 | 3.88% | 1.36% | 0.92% |
| 24 | Newington and Dalkeith Road | 90 | +3 | 4.14% | 1.29% | 0.82% |
| 25 | Marchmont West | 90 | +19 | 4.71% | 1.29% | 0.72% |
| 26 | Leith (Albert Street) | 83 | -5 | 4.17% | 1.19% | 0.75% |
| 27 | Merchiston and Greenhill | 81 | +30 | 3.34% | 1.16% | 0.91% |
| 28 | Meadowbank and Abbeyhill North | 81 | -4 | 2.42% | 1.16% | 1.26% |
| 29 | Easter Road and Hawkhill Avenue | 81 | -14 | 3.51% | 1.16% | 0.87% |
| 30 | New Town East and Gayfield | 81 | +12 | 4.72% | 1.16% | 0.64% |
| 31 | Western Harbour and Leith Docks | 80 | +19 | 2.22% | 1.14% | 1.35% |
| 32 | Pilrig | 80 | +10 | 4.30% | 1.14% | 0.70% |
| 33 | The Grange | 78 | +3 | 2.88% | 1.11% | 1.02% |
| 34 | Restalrig (Loganlea) and Craigentinny West | 77 | +3 | 3.64% | 1.10% | 0.80% |
| 35 | South Leith | 77 | +29 | 2.43% | 1.10% | 1.19% |
| 36 | Craigmillar | 76 | -10 | 1.98% | 1.09% | 1.44% |
| 37 | Shandon | 70 | -8 | 2.57% | 1.00% | 1.02% |
| 38 | Portabello | 70 | -8 | 2.54% | 1.00% | 1.03% |
| 39 | Broughton South | 69 | -6 | 2.47% | 0.99% | 1.05% |
| 40 | Willowbrae and Duddingston Village | 68 | +8 | 2.61% | 0.97% | 0.98% |
| 41 | Abbeyhill | 67 | +9 | 3.54% | 0.96% | 0.71% |
| 42 | Balgreen and Roseburn | 67 | +7 | 2.96% | 0.96% | 0.85% |
| 43 | Granton and Royston Mains | 65 | +1 | 2.38% | 0.93% | 1.03% |
| 44 | Blackford, West Mains and Mayfield Road | 64 | +3 | 2.04% | 0.91% | 1.18% |
| 45 | Comely Bank | 64 | +4 | 3.42% | 0.91% | 0.70% |
| 46 | East Craigs North | 62 | +34 | 3.02% | 0.89% | 0.77% |
| 47 | Morningside and Craighouse | 60 | +1 | 2.58% | 0.86% | 0.88% |
| 48 | Muirhouse | 60 | -47 | 1.90% | 0.86% | 1.19% |
| 49 | Niddrie | 57 | -12 | 2.36% | 0.81% | 0.91% |
| 50 | West Pilton | 56 | -16 | 2.18% | 0.80% | 0.97% |
| 51 | Bingham, Magdalene and The Christians | 53 | -39 | 2.77% | 0.76% | 0.72% |
| 52 | Northfield and Piershill | 51 | -13 | 2.74% | 0.73% | 0.70% |
| 53 | Ratho, Ingliston and Gogar | 50 | +3 | 2.13% | 0.71% | 0.88% |
| 54 | Gracemount, Southhouse and Burdiehouse | 49 | -20 | 1.79% | 0.70% | 1.03% |
| 55 | Clermiston and Drumbrae | 48 | -24 | 1.63% | 0.69% | 1.11% |
| 56 | The Calders | 46 | -26 | 1.96% | 0.66% | 0.88% |
| 57 | Dalmeny, Kirkliston and Newbridge | 46 | -8 | 1.16% | 0.66% | 1.49% |
| 58 | Balerno and Bonnington Village | 45 | +8 | 1.72% | 0.64% | 0.98% |
| 59 | Trinity | 45 | +7 | 2.01% | 0.64% | 0.84% |
| 60 | The Inch | 44 | -24 | 1.80% | 0.63% | 0.92% |
| 61 | Prestonfield | 44 | -6 | 2.48% | 0.63% | 0.67% |
| 62 | Bonnington | 44 | -1 | 1.80% | 0.63% | 0.92% |
| 63 | Blackhall | 43 | +8 | 1.72% | 0.61% | 0.94% |
| 64 | Corstorphine | 43 | -7 | 1.64% | 0.61% | 0.99% |
| 65 | Joppa | 42 | +2 | 1.79% | 0.60% | 0.88% |
| 66 | Baberton and Juniper Green | 41 | +15 | 2.14% | 0.59% | 0.72% |
| 67 | Oxgangs | 41 | +14 | 2.80% | 0.59% | 0.55% |
| 68 | Boswall and Pilton | 41 | +9 | 1.57% | 0.59% | 0.98% |
| 69 | Broomhead and Bankhead | 40 | +1 | 2.24% | 0.57% | 0.67% |
| 70 | Inverleith, Goldenacre and Warriston | 39 | -11 | 2.03% | 0.56% | 0.72% |
| 71 | Craigleith, Orchard Brae and Crewe Toll | 39 | -5 | 1.64% | 0.56% | 0.89% |
| 72 | Queensferry East | 38 | +2 | 1.60% | 0.54% | 0.89% |
| 73 | Longstone and Saughton | 36 | +3 | 1.83% | 0.51% | 0.74% |
| 74 | Murrayburn and Wester Hailes North | 35 | -40 | 1.68% | 0.50% | 0.78% |
| 75 | Leith (Hermitage and Prospect Bank) | 34 | -3 | 1.56% | 0.49% | 0.82% |
| 76 | South Gyle | 33 | -7 | 1.35% | 0.47% | 0.92% |
| 77 | Barnton, Cammo and Cramond South | 32 | +2 | 1.80% | 0.46% | 0.67% |
| 78 | Colinton Mains and Firrhill | 31 | +3 | 1.55% | 0.44% | 0.75% |
| 79 | Gilmerton South and the Murrays | 30 | +4 | 0.78% | 0.43% | 1.44% |
| 80 | Drylaw | 29 | -13 | 1.33% | 0.41% | 0.82% |
| 81 | Silverknowes and Davidson's Mains | 29 | -2 | 1.54% | 0.41% | 0.71% |
| 82 | East Craigs South | 29 | +5 | 1.29% | 0.41% | 0.84% |
| 83 | Murrayfield and Ravelston | 28 | -2 | 1.45% | 0.40% | 0.72% |
| 84 | Granton South and Wardieburn | 28 | -26 | 1.80% | 0.40% | 0.58% |
| 85 | Queensferry West | 28 | +5 | 1.64% | 0.40% | 0.64% |
| 86 | Bonaly and The Pentlands | 27 | +9 | 1.40% | 0.39% | 0.72% |
| 87 | Clovenstone and Wester Hailes | 27 | -15 | 1.77% | 0.39% | 0.57% |
| 88 | Comiston and Swanston | 27 | +3 | 1.17% | 0.39% | 0.87% |
| 89 | Hyvots and Gilmerton | 27 | -5 | 1.51% | 0.39% | 0.67% |
| 90 | Trinity East and the Dudleys | 27 | -1 | 1.59% | 0.39% | 0.64% |
| 91 | Craiglockhart | 26 | -9 | 1.19% | 0.37% | 0.82% |
| 92 | Granton West and Salvesen | 26 | 0 | 1.39% | 0.37% | 0.70% |
| 93 | Cramond | 25 | +2 | 2.20% | 0.36% | 0.43% |
| 94 | Corstorphine North | 25 | +5 | 1.55% | 0.36% | 0.60% |
| 95 | Corstorphine South | 25 | +2 | 1.14% | 0.36% | 0.82% |
| 96 | Greenbank and the Braids | 24 | +3 | 1.33% | 0.34% | 0.68% |
| 97 | Liberton West and Braid Hills | 21 | +2 | 1.23% | 0.30% | 0.64% |
| 98 | Jewel, Brunstane and Newcraighall | 21 | -6 | 0.90% | 0.30% | 0.87% |
| 99 | Mountcastle | 21 | -8 | 1.80% | 0.30% | 0.44% |
| 100 | Carrick Knowe | 21 | +5 | 1.75% | 0.30% | 0.45% |
| 101 | Colinton and Kingsknowe | 20 | +4 | 1.18% | 0.29% | 0.64% |
| 102 | Parkhead and Sighthill | 20 | +7 | 1.39% | 0.29% | 0.54% |
| 103 | Liberton East | 20 | 0 | 1.55% | 0.29% | 0.49% |
| 104 | Moredun and Craigour | 19 | -22 | 1.24% | 0.27% | 0.57% |
| 105 | Mortonhall and Anwickhill | 18 | 0 | 1.44% | 0.26% | 0.47% |
| 106 | Fernieside and Moredun South | 18 | -12 | 0.94% | 0.26% | 0.72% |
| 107 | Duddingston and Portobello South | 18 | +2 | 1.07% | 0.26% | 0.63% |
| 108 | Currie West | 16 | -10 | 0.89% | 0.23% | 0.67% |
| 109 | Currie East | 16 | -1 | 1.08% | 0.23% | 0.56% |
| 110 | Craigentinny | 13 | -2 | 1.04% | 0.19% | 0.47% |
Where the % of homes is lower than % of LTE homes, it indicates areas with above average levels of empty homes.
For a full version of this report please contact the partnership’s data analyst at [email protected]
*This differs from the 6+ month empty figure published by Scottish Gov for City of Edinburgh-3,093
**According to data published by SG
Sources