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Housing in EH51 0BE

What the homes in EH51 0BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bo'ness - town centre
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
818 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (47.2%). Flats make up 47.7%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH51 0BEScotland
Detached9.6%23.9%
Semi-detached23.7%23.3%
Terraced17.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat47.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.5% of households in the EH51 0BE area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5.1% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 17.1% own outright and 22.4% with a mortgage.

EH51 0BE
39%
52%
Scotland
  • Owned39.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented5.1%12.9%
  • Social rented52%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH51 0BEScotland
Owned outright17.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan22.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 40% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH51 0BEScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.2%). 24.8% of households include dependent children.

EH51 0BEScotland
Living alone, under 6623.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.5%14.3%
Couple, no children12.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.5%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 EH51 0BE (Bo'ness - town centre) (about 818 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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