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Housing in EH52 6DB

What the homes in EH52 6DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Uphall, Dechmont and Ecclesmachan
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
828 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (58.4%). Flats make up 12.2%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH52 6DBScotland
Detached11.2%23.9%
Semi-detached17.7%23.3%
Terraced58.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat11.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.7% of households in the EH52 6DB area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.2% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 31.7% own outright and 27% with a mortgage.

EH52 6DB
59%
33%
Scotland
  • Owned58.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1%0.9%
  • Private rented6.2%12.9%
  • Social rented33.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH52 6DBScotland
Owned outright31.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan27%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.2%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. 30.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH52 6DBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (18.2%). 27% of households include dependent children.

EH52 6DBScotland
Living alone, under 6618.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over10.1%14.3%
Couple, no children18.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children17.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.3%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 6DB (Uphall, Dechmont and Ecclesmachan) (about 828 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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