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Housing in EH47 8DS

What the homes in EH47 8DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Stoneyburn, Addiewell and Breich
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
446 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43%). Flats make up 4.9%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH47 8DSScotland
Detached20.5%23.9%
Semi-detached43%23.3%
Terraced31.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat4.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.2% of households in the EH47 8DS area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 3.7% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 36.5% own outright and 30.7% with a mortgage.

EH47 8DS
67%
26%
Scotland
  • Owned67.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
  • Private rented3.7%12.9%
  • Social rented26.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH47 8DSScotland
Owned outright36.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan30.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent2.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.8%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH47 8DSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.1%). 22.5% of households include dependent children.

EH47 8DSScotland
Living alone, under 6612.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.4%14.3%
Couple, no children22.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children18%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households6.1%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 8DS (Stoneyburn, Addiewell and Breich) (about 446 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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