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Housing in EH51 0LY

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

Neighbourhood
Bo'ness - Kinneil
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
781 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (68%). Flats make up 17.6%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH51 0LYScotland
Detached5.2%23.9%
Semi-detached68%23.3%
Terraced8.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat14.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.9% of households in the EH51 0LY area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 31% own outright and 26.9% with a mortgage.

EH51 0LY
58%
29%
Scotland
  • Owned57.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented9%12.9%
  • Social rented29.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free3.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH51 0LYScotland
Owned outright31%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan26.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.5%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. 37% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH51 0LYScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.3%). 21.7% of households include dependent children.

EH51 0LYScotland
Living alone, under 6618.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.3%14.3%
Couple, no children14.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.1%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 0LY (Bo'ness - Kinneil) (about 781 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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