Housing in EH48 2FF
What the homes in EH48 2FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bathgate Central
- Council
- West Lothian
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 739 (2024)
EH48 2FFWest Lothian
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (65.8%). Flats make up 70.9%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
35.3% of households in the EH48 2FF area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 21.7% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 22.3% own outright and 13% with a mortgage.
- Owned35.3%62.4%
- Shared ownership2.8%0.9%
- Private rented21.7%12.9%
- Social rented36.1%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.7%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 59.9% 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 (29.7%). 12.1% 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 2FF (Bathgate Central) (about 739 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.