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Housing in PH36 4BB

What the homes in PH36 4BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lochaber West
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,101 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (57.9%). Flats make up 5.2%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

PH36 4BBScotland
Detached57.9%23.9%
Semi-detached29.6%23.3%
Terraced6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat3.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home1%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

65% of households in the PH36 4BB area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.9% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 47.7% own outright and 17.3% with a mortgage.

PH36 4BB
65%
18%
Scotland
  • Owned65%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
  • Private rented8.9%12.9%
  • Social rented18.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free5.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PH36 4BBScotland
Owned outright47.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan17.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.5%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 32% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

PH36 4BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.1%). 20.5% of households include dependent children.

PH36 4BBScotland
Living alone, under 6615.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.7%14.3%
Couple, no children22.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children17.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.6%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 PH36 4BB (Lochaber West) (about 1,101 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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