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Housing in EH55 8PD

What the homes in EH55 8PD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Stoneyburn, Addiewell and Breich
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,383 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (41.9%). Flats make up 4.9%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

EH55 8PDScotland
Detached32.8%23.9%
Semi-detached41.9%23.3%
Terraced14.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat3.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home7.8%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.7% of households in the EH55 8PD area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5.5% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 45.8% own outright and 26.9% with a mortgage.

EH55 8PD
73%
27%
Scotland
  • Owned72.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented5.5%12.9%
  • Social rented27.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

EH55 8PDScotland
Owned outright45.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan26.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.2%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

EH55 8PDScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (19.5%). 19.5% of households include dependent children.

EH55 8PDScotland
Living alone, under 6610.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.9%14.3%
Couple, no children19.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children12.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households6.2%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 EH55 8PD (Stoneyburn, Addiewell and Breich) (about 1,383 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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