Housing in EH48 2EA
What the homes in EH48 2EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackburn East and Seafield
- Council
- West Lothian
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,083 (2024)
EH48 2EAWest Lothian
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (50.1%). Flats make up 18.2%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
62.8% of households in the EH48 2EA area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 3.5% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 35.7% own outright and 27.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.8%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.7%0.9%
- Private rented3.5%12.9%
- Social rented31.7%22.5%
- Lives rent free1%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.1%). 21.7% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH48 2EA (Blackburn East and Seafield) (about 1,083 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.