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Housing in EH49 7PY

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

Neighbourhood
Bo'ness - Kinneil
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
769 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (55.4%). Flats make up 5.2%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH49 7PYScotland
Detached55.4%23.9%
Semi-detached36.9%23.3%
Terraced1.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat4.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

91.5% of households in the EH49 7PY area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.7% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 62.8% own outright and 28.7% with a mortgage.

EH49 7PY
91%
Scotland
  • Owned91.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented4.7%12.9%
  • Social rented0.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH49 7PYScotland
Owned outright62.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.7%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. 28.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH49 7PYScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (21.2%). 16.5% of households include dependent children.

EH49 7PYScotland
Living alone, under 6611.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%14.3%
Couple, no children20.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children10.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over21.2%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 7PY (Bo'ness - Kinneil) (about 769 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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