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Housing in EH54 8SU

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

Neighbourhood
Livingston Carmondean
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
959 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (47.6%). Flats make up 44.6%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH54 8SUScotland
Detached47.6%23.9%
Semi-detached3.7%23.3%
Terraced2.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat43.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

77.2% of households in the EH54 8SU area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 16.2% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 42.5% own outright and 34.7% with a mortgage.

EH54 8SU
77%
16%
Scotland
  • Owned77.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.3%0.9%
  • Private rented16.2%12.9%
  • Social rented3.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH54 8SUScotland
Owned outright42.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan34.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH54 8SUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (26.1%). 19.4% of households include dependent children.

EH54 8SUScotland
Living alone, under 6620%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over9.7%14.3%
Couple, no children26.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children16.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.2%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 8SU (Livingston Carmondean) (about 959 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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