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Housing in EH47 0RT

What the homes in EH47 0RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Whitburn Whitdale, East Whitburn and Longridge
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
824 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (49.5%). Flats make up 50.7%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH47 0RTScotland
Detached3.8%23.9%
Semi-detached36.3%23.3%
Terraced12.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat49.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

38.9% of households in the EH47 0RT area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.3% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 21.9% own outright and 17% with a mortgage.

EH47 0RT
39%
47%
Scotland
  • Owned38.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.7%0.9%
  • Private rented11.3%12.9%
  • Social rented46.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH47 0RTScotland
Owned outright21.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan17%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.1%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 44.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH47 0RTScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.8%). 21.7% of households include dependent children.

EH47 0RTScotland
Living alone, under 6623.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.5%14.3%
Couple, no children10.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children9.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children12.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households4%4.7%
Rents

Private rents in Scotland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Scotland (August 2026, +1.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

ScotlandScotland
All homes£1,013£1,013
One bedroom£702£702
Two bedrooms£911£911
Three bedrooms£1,172£1,172
Four or more£1,941£1,941
Detached£1,555£1,555
Semi-detached£1,077£1,077
Terraced£1,004£1,004
Flat or maisonette£840£840
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH47 0RT (Whitburn Whitdale, East Whitburn and Longridge) (about 824 residents).

Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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