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Housing in EH52 6DR

What the homes in EH52 6DR 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
677 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (59%). Flats make up 59%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH52 6DRScotland
Detached4.2%23.9%
Semi-detached24.4%23.3%
Terraced10.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat59%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

42.5% of households in the EH52 6DR area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 12.3% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 23.2% own outright and 19.3% with a mortgage.

EH52 6DR
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12%
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Scotland
  • Owned42.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented12.3%12.9%
  • Social rented44.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH52 6DRScotland
Owned outright23.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan19.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.4%12.4%
Other private rented0.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH52 6DRScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.5%). 24.4% of households include dependent children.

EH52 6DRScotland
Living alone, under 6626.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over8.1%14.3%
Couple, no children12.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children10.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children9.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.2%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 6DR (Uphall, Dechmont and Ecclesmachan) (about 677 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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