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Housing in EH47 9JS

What the homes in EH47 9JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Fauldhouse
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
614 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (34.8%). Flats make up 36.5%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH47 9JSScotland
Detached4.8%23.9%
Semi-detached27%23.3%
Terraced31.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat34.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.3% of households in the EH47 9JS area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.5% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 23.9% own outright and 19.5% with a mortgage.

EH47 9JS
43%
46%
Scotland
  • Owned43.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1%0.9%
  • Private rented7.5%12.9%
  • Social rented46.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH47 9JSScotland
Owned outright23.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan19.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.2%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 41.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH47 9JSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.3%). 23.5% of households include dependent children.

EH47 9JSScotland
Living alone, under 6628.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.3%14.3%
Couple, no children9.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.7%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 9JS (Fauldhouse) (about 614 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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