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Housing in EH54 6LY

What the homes in EH54 6LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Livingston Dedridge East
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
916 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (77.7%). Flats make up 2.7%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH54 6LYScotland
Detached3.5%23.9%
Semi-detached14.9%23.3%
Terraced77.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat2.7%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

60.6% of households in the EH54 6LY area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9.5% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 27.7% own outright and 32.9% with a mortgage.

EH54 6LY
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26%
Scotland
  • Owned60.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.1%0.9%
  • Private rented9.5%12.9%
  • Social rented26.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH54 6LYScotland
Owned outright27.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan32.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.9%12.4%
Other private rented1.1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 24.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH54 6LYScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (17.4%). 27.2% of households include dependent children.

EH54 6LYScotland
Living alone, under 6610.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over13.9%14.3%
Couple, no children15.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children17.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households9%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 EH54 6LY (Livingston Dedridge East) (about 916 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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