Housing in EH48 2SU
What the homes in EH48 2SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bathgate North West
- Council
- West Lothian
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 730 (2024)
EH48 2SUWest Lothian
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (62.7%). Flats make up 4.8%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
86% of households in the EH48 2SU area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 3.7% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 31.7% own outright and 54.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned86%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.5%0.9%
- Private rented3.7%12.9%
- Social rented10.3%22.5%
- Lives rent free0.4%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 18.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (30.6%). 37.6% 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 2SU (Bathgate North West) (about 730 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.