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Housing in EH52 5FF

What the homes in EH52 5FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Broxburn East
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,030 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (51.9%). Flats make up 7.7%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH52 5FFScotland
Detached51.9%23.9%
Semi-detached23%23.3%
Terraced19.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat7.2%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

84.7% of households in the EH52 5FF area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 3.6% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 29.2% own outright and 55.5% with a mortgage.

EH52 5FF
85%
Scotland
  • Owned84.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.3%0.9%
  • Private rented3.6%12.9%
  • Social rented9.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH52 5FFScotland
Owned outright29.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan55.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent3.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 19.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH52 5FFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (32.2%). 37.1% of households include dependent children.

EH52 5FFScotland
Living alone, under 6610.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over8.2%14.3%
Couple, no children25.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children32.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households6.1%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 EH52 5FF (Broxburn East) (about 1,030 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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