Housing

Housing tenure

About this topic

Housing tenure shows whether households own their dwelling outright, are purchasing it, rent privately, rent from a social landlord, or occupy it under another arrangement. It describes how households hold or access housing, not the type of dwelling itself.

This topic is useful for analysing housing markets, affordability, stability, and the mix of owners and renters. It works best alongside dwelling type, household composition, and housing cost topics such as mortgage repayments and rent.

Interpretation notes

  • Tenure type describes how the dwelling is occupied, including ownership, mortgage, rental, or other arrangements.
  • It applies to occupied private dwellings and should not be confused with dwelling structure or housing cost measures.

Key insight

In 2021, 82.2% of households in Dalkeith were purchasing or had fully paid off their home, while 16% were renting. The mortgage share was lower than Nedlands (C) (30%).

Section overview

Housing tenure

Dalkeith - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing tenure for Dalkeith in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Nedlands (C) and change since 2016.

Housing tenure snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Dalkeith, with comparison markers for Nedlands (C).

Dalkeith
Nedlands (C)

Fully owned

2021 count

782

% of total

55.0%

Change from 2016

+27.7pp

Mortgage

2021 count

387

% of total

27.2%

Change from 2016

-1.2pp

Renting - Total

2021 count

228

% of total

16.0%

Change from 2016

-26.6pp

Renting - Social housing

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-9.6pp

Renting - Private

2021 count

227

% of total

16.0%

Change from 2016

-15.9pp

Renting - Not stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-2.5pp

Other tenure type

2021 count

19

% of total

1.3%

Change from 2016

-0.1pp

Not stated

2021 count

13

% of total

0.9%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

Data table

Housing tenure for Dalkeith. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Nedlands (C).

Housing tenure for Dalkeith. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Nedlands (C).
Housing tenure for Dalkeith. Housing tenure. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Nedlands (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Nedlands (C)%Count%Nedlands (C)%Countpp
Fully owned78255.0%45.0%7727.3%44.0%+705+27.7pp
Mortgage38727.2%30.0%8028.4%30.7%+307-1.2pp
Renting - Total22816.0%21.7%12042.6%21.9%+108-26.6pp
Renting - Social housing00.0%2.4%279.6%2.5%-27-9.6pp
Renting - Private22716.0%19.1%9031.9%18.6%+137-15.9pp
Renting - Not stated00.0%0.1%72.5%0.6%-7-2.5pp
Other tenure type191.3%2.6%41.4%1.5%+15-0.1pp
Not stated130.9%0.8%31.1%1.8%+10-0.2pp
Total households1,423100.0%100.0%282100.0%100.0%+1,1410.0pp