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New homes in City of Edinburgh

3.5% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
2,361
Per 1,000 residents
4.4

Homes started in City of Edinburgh

Homes started over the previous 12 months, at each quarter.

  • City of Edinburgh
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodCity of Edinburgh
Jun 20262,361
Mar 20261,850
Dec 20252,287
Sep 20252,358
Jun 20252,051
Mar 20252,238
Dec 20242,191
Sep 20241,854
Jun 20241,845
Mar 20241,984
Dec 20231,704
Sep 20231,617
Jun 20232,227
Mar 20232,846
Dec 20222,544
Sep 20222,138
Jun 20221,889
Mar 20221,742
Dec 20213,048
Sep 20213,941
Jun 20214,167
Mar 20213,225
Dec 20202,134
Sep 20201,823
Jun 20201,710
Mar 20201,953
Dec 20192,180
Sep 20192,928
Jun 20192,887
Mar 20193,567
Dec 20183,769
Sep 20182,853
Jun 20182,920
Mar 20182,676
Dec 20172,375
Sep 20172,336
Jun 20172,432
Mar 20172,125
Dec 20162,553
Sep 20162,512
Jun 20162,183
Mar 20162,616
Dec 20152,592
Sep 20152,252
Jun 20151,961
Mar 20151,420
Dec 20141,270
Sep 20141,440
Jun 20141,474
Mar 20141,618
Dec 20131,286
Sep 20131,445
Jun 20131,281
Mar 2013965
Dec 20121,218
Sep 2012979
Jun 20121,031
Mar 20121,162
Dec 2011630
Sep 2011419
Jun 2011656
Mar 2011571
Dec 2010935
Sep 20101,140
Jun 20101,701
Mar 20101,558
Dec 20091,673
Sep 20091,696
Jun 20091,069
Mar 20091,643
Dec 20081,539
Sep 20081,842
Jun 20081,918
Mar 20081,861
Dec 20072,117
Sep 20072,123
Jun 20071,960
Mar 20071,861
Dec 20061,792
Sep 20061,492
Jun 20061,751
Mar 20061,754
Dec 20052,490
Sep 20052,723
Jun 20053,662
Mar 20053,983
Dec 20043,929
Sep 20043,875
Jun 20043,404
Mar 20043,190
Dec 20032,334
Sep 20032,149
Jun 20031,486
Mar 20031,169
Dec 20021,151
Sep 20021,396
Jun 20021,638
Mar 20021,876
Dec 20011,825
Sep 20011,609
Jun 20011,385
Mar 20011,201
Dec 20001,291
Sep 20001,435
Jun 20001,591
Mar 20001,736
Dec 19992,899
Sep 19992,669
Jun 19992,875
Mar 19992,729
Dec 19981,643
Sep 19981,907
Jun 19981,984
Mar 19982,486
Dec 19973,383
Sep 19972,963
Jun 19973,113
Mar 19972,529

A start is the first count of a new home in the UK: no nation counts homes granted planning permission. Most starts are finished one to two years later. England's and Wales's counts come from building control, which misses some homes; Scotland counts housing association approvals as starts; Northern Ireland's begin in 2015.

Other reports for City of Edinburgh

Next 12 months

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £298,947 and £326,703 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£312,825
Chance of a rise
86%

Affordability

At the average sale price, a home costs £301,313. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,390 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
19%
Payment, one income
39%

Buy or rent

Figures for Scotland: City of Edinburgh has no reliable figures of its own.

Owning the average home costs less each month than renting it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£1,011
Owning per month
£934

Foreign buyers

Figures for United Kingdom: City of Edinburgh has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

Past cycles

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 5 times since 2004. The deepest began in September 2007.

Deepest fall
−18.9%
Recovery from the low
72 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population fell by 626 while 3,154 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
3,154
Population change, 2025
−626

Renovation

In 2026, 3% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2026
3%