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Housing in EH48 4DB

What the homes in EH48 4DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bathgate Central
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
414 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (41.6%). Flats make up 5.4%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH48 4DBScotland
Detached39.5%23.9%
Semi-detached41.6%23.3%
Terraced12.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat4.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

92.4% of households in the EH48 4DB area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.3% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 51.4% own outright and 41.1% with a mortgage.

EH48 4DB
92%
Scotland
  • Owned92.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented4.3%12.9%
  • Social rented1.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH48 4DBScotland
Owned outright51.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan41.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.3%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 27% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH48 4DBScotland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (21.1%). 18.9% of households include dependent children.

EH48 4DBScotland
Living alone, under 6615.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over11.4%14.3%
Couple, no children21.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.1%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 4DB (Bathgate Central) (about 414 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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