Housing in EH55 8BB
What the homes in EH55 8BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- West Calder and Polbeth
- Council
- West Lothian
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 758 (2024)
EH55 8BBWest Lothian
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (42.4%). Flats make up 32.3%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
60.2% of households in the EH55 8BB area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 14.8% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 34.7% own outright and 25.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned60.2%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
- Private rented14.8%12.9%
- Social rented25.2%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.8%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (16%). 26.4% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EH55 8BB (West Calder and Polbeth) (about 758 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.