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Housing in EH48 3LA

What the homes in EH48 3LA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Armadale South
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
659 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (38%). Flats make up 28.2%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH48 3LAScotland
Detached19.6%23.9%
Semi-detached38%23.3%
Terraced13.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat27.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.6% of households in the EH48 3LA area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.7% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 24.6% own outright and 24.9% with a mortgage.

EH48 3LA
50%
38%
Scotland
  • Owned49.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.2%0.9%
  • Private rented10.7%12.9%
  • Social rented37.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH48 3LAScotland
Owned outright24.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan24.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.5%12.4%
Other private rented1.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH48 3LAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.6%). 27.6% of households include dependent children.

EH48 3LAScotland
Living alone, under 6622.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over15.4%14.3%
Couple, no children14.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children16.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children11%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.2%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 EH48 3LA (Armadale South) (about 659 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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