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Housing in EH49 6PG

What the homes in EH49 6PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Winchburgh, Bridgend and Philpstoun
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
757 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (47.8%). Flats make up 49.5%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH49 6PGScotland
Detached6.6%23.9%
Semi-detached25.7%23.3%
Terraced16.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat47.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

38% of households in the EH49 6PG area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5.7% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 21% own outright and 16.9% with a mortgage.

EH49 6PG
38%
55%
Scotland
  • Owned38%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented5.7%12.9%
  • Social rented54.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH49 6PGScotland
Owned outright21%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan16.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.5%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH49 6PGScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32%). 22.4% of households include dependent children.

EH49 6PGScotland
Living alone, under 6632%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over10.9%14.3%
Couple, no children16.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.9%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 EH49 6PG (Winchburgh, Bridgend and Philpstoun) (about 757 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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