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Housing in PH49 4JS

What the homes in PH49 4JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lochaber East and North
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
825 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33.8%). Flats make up 9.6%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

PH49 4JSScotland
Detached32.4%23.9%
Semi-detached33.8%23.3%
Terraced25.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat8.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

61.3% of households in the PH49 4JS area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13.5% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 36% own outright and 25.3% with a mortgage.

PH49 4JS
61%
13%
21%
Scotland
  • Owned61.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.4%0.9%
  • Private rented13.5%12.9%
  • Social rented20.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PH49 4JSScotland
Owned outright36%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan25.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.2%12.4%
Other private rented2.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

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

PH49 4JSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.2%). 19.8% of households include dependent children.

PH49 4JSScotland
Living alone, under 6619.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19%14.3%
Couple, no children18.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.8%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 PH49 4JS (Lochaber East and North) (about 825 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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