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Housing in EH48 4BB

What the homes in EH48 4BB 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
749 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (51.9%). Flats make up 23.2%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH48 4BBScotland
Detached11.7%23.9%
Semi-detached51.9%23.3%
Terraced14%18.2%
Purpose-built flat22.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44.1% of households in the EH48 4BB area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.2% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 24.1% own outright and 20.1% with a mortgage.

EH48 4BB
44%
40%
Scotland
  • Owned44.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership2.9%0.9%
  • Private rented11.2%12.9%
  • Social rented40.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH48 4BBScotland
Owned outright24.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan20.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH48 4BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.1%). 27.8% of households include dependent children.

EH48 4BBScotland
Living alone, under 6624.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over9.5%14.3%
Couple, no children14.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children12.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households6%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 4BB (Bathgate North West) (about 749 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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