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Housing in EH49 7HT

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

Neighbourhood
Linlithgow Springfield
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
719 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (37.6%). Flats make up 34.1%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH49 7HTScotland
Detached37.6%23.9%
Semi-detached21.4%23.3%
Terraced5.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat31%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

85.4% of households in the EH49 7HT area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 12.1% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 59.3% own outright and 26.1% with a mortgage.

EH49 7HT
85%
12%
Scotland
  • Owned85.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented12.1%12.9%
  • Social rented2.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH49 7HTScotland
Owned outright59.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan26.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.1%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 41.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH49 7HTScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (23.6%). 13.7% of households include dependent children.

EH49 7HTScotland
Living alone, under 6616.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over23.6%14.3%
Couple, no children13.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over22.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.2%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 7HT (Linlithgow Springfield) (about 719 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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