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Housing in EH51 9RF

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

Neighbourhood
Bo'ness - Newtown
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
420 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (65.7%). Flats make up 1.6%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH51 9RFScotland
Detached65.7%23.9%
Semi-detached17.4%23.3%
Terraced14.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat1.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

92.8% of households in the EH51 9RF area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 2.8% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 33.6% own outright and 59.2% with a mortgage.

EH51 9RF
93%
Scotland
  • Owned92.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.2%0.9%
  • Private rented2.8%12.9%
  • Social rented0.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH51 9RFScotland
Owned outright33.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan59.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent2.8%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 12.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH51 9RFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (43.6%). 46.4% of households include dependent children.

EH51 9RFScotland
Living alone, under 669.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over4%14.3%
Couple, no children27.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children43.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households0.6%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 9RF (Bo'ness - Newtown) (about 420 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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