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Housing in EH54 8DF

What the homes in EH54 8DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Livingston Deans
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
826 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (46.4%). Flats make up 19.4%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH54 8DFScotland
Detached8.3%23.9%
Semi-detached27.6%23.3%
Terraced46.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat19.4%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

37% of households in the EH54 8DF area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.5% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 18.5% own outright and 18.5% with a mortgage.

EH54 8DF
37%
54%
Scotland
  • Owned37%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented8.5%12.9%
  • Social rented53.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH54 8DFScotland
Owned outright18.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan18.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.4%12.4%
Other private rented1.1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 39.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH54 8DFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19.9%). 29.3% of households include dependent children.

EH54 8DFScotland
Living alone, under 6617.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.9%14.3%
Couple, no children9.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children16.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children12.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households6%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 8DF (Livingston Deans) (about 826 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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