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Housing in EH52 6WT

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

Neighbourhood
Broxburn Kirkhill
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,046 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (54.2%). Flats make up 36.9%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH52 6WTScotland
Detached4%23.9%
Semi-detached54.2%23.3%
Terraced3.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat36.9%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

6.7% of households in the EH52 6WT area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 1.8% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 2.2% own outright and 4.4% with a mortgage.

EH52 6WT
90%
Scotland
  • Owned6.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented1.8%12.9%
  • Social rented90.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH52 6WTScotland
Owned outright2.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan4.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent1.8%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 41.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH52 6WTScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37.8%). 39.6% of households include dependent children.

EH52 6WTScotland
Living alone, under 6637.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over4.9%14.3%
Couple, no children8.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children23.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children0.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children16%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over0%8.7%
Sharers and other households0.9%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 6WT (Broxburn Kirkhill) (about 1,046 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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