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Housing in EH47 9DN

What the homes in EH47 9DN 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
1,515 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (54.8%). Flats make up 12.7%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH47 9DNScotland
Detached54.8%23.9%
Semi-detached19%23.3%
Terraced12.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat11.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.5%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

65.3% of households in the EH47 9DN area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.2% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 36.5% own outright and 28.8% with a mortgage.

EH47 9DN
65%
23%
Scotland
  • Owned65.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented8.2%12.9%
  • Social rented23.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH47 9DNScotland
Owned outright36.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.5%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH47 9DNScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.1%). 23.5% of households include dependent children.

EH47 9DNScotland
Living alone, under 6615.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.4%14.3%
Couple, no children18.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children20.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children10.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.8%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 9DN (Stoneyburn, Addiewell and Breich) (about 1,515 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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