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Housing in EH52 6SD

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

Neighbourhood
Winchburgh, Bridgend and Philpstoun
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
845 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (35.4%). Flats make up 36.2%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH52 6SDScotland
Detached5.8%23.9%
Semi-detached24.4%23.3%
Terraced32.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat35.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.2% of households in the EH52 6SD area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.7% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 27.8% own outright and 29.4% with a mortgage.

EH52 6SD
57%
36%
Scotland
  • Owned57.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.3%0.9%
  • Private rented4.7%12.9%
  • Social rented36.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH52 6SDScotland
Owned outright27.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan29.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.5%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH52 6SDScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.5%). 22.8% of households include dependent children.

EH52 6SDScotland
Living alone, under 6620.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over13.1%14.3%
Couple, no children17.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children16.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.5%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 6SD (Winchburgh, Bridgend and Philpstoun) (about 845 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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