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Housing in EH49 7AP

What the homes in EH49 7AP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Linlithgow High Street and Linlithgow Bridge
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
653 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (49.4%). Flats make up 28.3%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH49 7APScotland
Detached49.4%23.9%
Semi-detached16.6%23.3%
Terraced1.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat24.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

79.8% of households in the EH49 7AP area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5.3% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 51% own outright and 28.7% with a mortgage.

EH49 7AP
80%
14%
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  • Owned79.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented5.3%12.9%
  • Social rented14.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH49 7APScotland
Owned outright51%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent3.6%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH49 7APScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25.5%). 29.6% of households include dependent children.

EH49 7APScotland
Living alone, under 668.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over21.1%14.3%
Couple, no children19%17.4%
Couple with dependent children25.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.2%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 EH49 7AP (Linlithgow High Street and Linlithgow Bridge) (about 653 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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