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Housing in EH54 6NB

What the homes in EH54 6NB 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
1,073 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (62.4%). Flats make up 63.2%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH54 6NBScotland
Detached5.5%23.9%
Semi-detached12.4%23.3%
Terraced21.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat62.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

40% of households in the EH54 6NB area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 28.9% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 13.4% own outright and 26.6% with a mortgage.

EH54 6NB
40%
29%
28%
Scotland
  • Owned40%62.4%
  • Shared ownership2.1%0.9%
  • Private rented28.9%12.9%
  • Social rented27.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH54 6NBScotland
Owned outright13.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan26.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.4%12.4%
Other private rented1.1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 51.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH54 6NBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (42.6%). 20.5% of households include dependent children.

EH54 6NBScotland
Living alone, under 6642.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over6.8%14.3%
Couple, no children15.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.7%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 6NB (Livingston Dedridge East) (about 1,073 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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