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Housing in EH54 8PH

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

Neighbourhood
Livingston Carmondean
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
744 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (77.2%). Flats make up 3.6%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH54 8PHScotland
Detached6.3%23.9%
Semi-detached13.6%23.3%
Terraced77.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat3.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

51.7% of households in the EH54 8PH area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.6% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 23.5% own outright and 28.1% with a mortgage.

EH54 8PH
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35%
Scotland
  • Owned51.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.7%0.9%
  • Private rented10.6%12.9%
  • Social rented35.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH54 8PHScotland
Owned outright23.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.6%12.4%
Other private rented1.7%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH54 8PHScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.5%). 27.5% of households include dependent children.

EH54 8PHScotland
Living alone, under 6620.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over13.9%14.3%
Couple, no children10.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children19.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.6%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 8PH (Livingston Carmondean) (about 744 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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