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Housing in EH52 5LL

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

Neighbourhood
Broxburn Kirkhill
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
812 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (63.6%). Flats make up 66%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH52 5LLScotland
Detached10.7%23.9%
Semi-detached12.6%23.3%
Terraced11.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat63.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.8% of households in the EH52 5LL area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 16% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 26.2% own outright and 23.5% with a mortgage.

EH52 5LL
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16%
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Scotland
  • Owned49.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.7%0.9%
  • Private rented16%12.9%
  • Social rented32.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH52 5LLScotland
Owned outright26.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent15%12.4%
Other private rented1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 52.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH52 5LLScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.1%). 15.3% of households include dependent children.

EH52 5LLScotland
Living alone, under 6631.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.6%14.3%
Couple, no children15.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children9.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.2%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 5LL (Broxburn Kirkhill) (about 812 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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