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Housing in EH51 9FA

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

Neighbourhood
Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,140 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (37.1%). Flats make up 9%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH51 9FAScotland
Detached37.1%23.9%
Semi-detached27.7%23.3%
Terraced29.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat8.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

85.5% of households in the EH51 9FA area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.7% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 31.1% own outright and 54.4% with a mortgage.

EH51 9FA
86%
Scotland
  • Owned85.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented11.7%12.9%
  • Social rented4.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH51 9FAScotland
Owned outright31.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan54.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.7%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. 33.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH51 9FAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.5%). 26% of households include dependent children.

EH51 9FAScotland
Living alone, under 6624.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over10.4%14.3%
Couple, no children22.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children23%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.1%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 9FA (Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke) (about 1,140 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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