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Housing in EH54 8JS

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

Neighbourhood
Livingston Knightsridge and Eliburn North
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
632 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (29.6%). Flats make up 29.6%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH54 8JSScotland
Detached28.4%23.9%
Semi-detached26.8%23.3%
Terraced15.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat29.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.8% of households in the EH54 8JS area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 27.2% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 21.2% own outright and 45.6% with a mortgage.

EH54 8JS
67%
27%
Scotland
  • Owned66.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
  • Private rented27.2%12.9%
  • Social rented3.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH54 8JSScotland
Owned outright21.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan45.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.4%12.4%
Other private rented1.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH54 8JSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (24.4%). 28% of households include dependent children.

EH54 8JSScotland
Living alone, under 6621.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over4.8%14.3%
Couple, no children24.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children24%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.6%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 8JS (Livingston Knightsridge and Eliburn North) (about 632 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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