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Housing in EH48 4LL

What the homes in EH48 4LL 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
562 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (68.9%). Flats make up 15%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH48 4LLScotland
Detached68.9%23.9%
Semi-detached6.2%23.3%
Terraced6.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat14%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.5%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

87% of households in the EH48 4LL area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.8% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 28.5% own outright and 58.5% with a mortgage.

EH48 4LL
87%
Scotland
  • Owned87%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented8.8%12.9%
  • Social rented5.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH48 4LLScotland
Owned outright28.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan58.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.3%12.4%
Other private rented1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 12.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH48 4LLScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (43%). 45.6% of households include dependent children.

EH48 4LLScotland
Living alone, under 668.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over6.7%14.3%
Couple, no children20.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children43%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households7.8%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 4LL (Bathgate North West) (about 562 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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