Housing in EH53 0UP
What the homes in EH53 0UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- East Calder East and Wilkieston
- Council
- West Lothian
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,319 (2024)
EH53 0UPWest Lothian
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (39.4%). Flats make up 10.8%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
72.3% of households in the EH53 0UP area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.7% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 44.6% own outright and 27.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned72.3%62.4%
- Shared ownership2.2%0.9%
- Private rented11.7%12.9%
- Social rented15.6%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.3%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.9%). 17.3% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH53 0UP (East Calder East and Wilkieston) (about 2,319 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.