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Housing in EH51 9DF

What the homes in EH51 9DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bo'ness - Newtown
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
827 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (55.2%). Flats make up 56.1%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH51 9DFScotland
Detached4.8%23.9%
Semi-detached20.7%23.3%
Terraced17.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat55.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.6% of households in the EH51 9DF area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 23.4% own outright and 20.2% with a mortgage.

EH51 9DF
44%
48%
Scotland
  • Owned43.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented7%12.9%
  • Social rented48%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH51 9DFScotland
Owned outright23.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan20.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.5%12.4%
Other private rented0.7%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 43.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH51 9DFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.2%). 25.1% of households include dependent children.

EH51 9DFScotland
Living alone, under 6629.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.5%14.3%
Couple, no children12.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children10.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.7%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 9DF (Bo'ness - Newtown) (about 827 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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