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Housing in EH52 5TL

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

Neighbourhood
Broxburn South
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
650 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (80%). Flats make up 0.9%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH52 5TLScotland
Detached80%23.9%
Semi-detached3.7%23.3%
Terraced15.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat0.9%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

92.6% of households in the EH52 5TL area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 3.7% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 27% own outright and 65.6% with a mortgage.

EH52 5TL
93%
Scotland
  • Owned92.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented3.7%12.9%
  • Social rented0.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH52 5TLScotland
Owned outright27%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan65.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent3.7%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.1 people living in it. 8.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH52 5TLScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (46.5%). 49.3% of households include dependent children.

EH52 5TLScotland
Living alone, under 667%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over0.9%14.3%
Couple, no children18.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children46.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children11.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.3%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 5TL (Broxburn South) (about 650 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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