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Housing in PH50 4RT

What the homes in PH50 4RT 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
865 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43%). Flats make up 21.9%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

PH50 4RTScotland
Detached11.6%23.9%
Semi-detached43%23.3%
Terraced23.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat20.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53.8% of households in the PH50 4RT area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.9% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 33.7% own outright and 20.1% with a mortgage.

PH50 4RT
54%
35%
Scotland
  • Owned53.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1%0.9%
  • Private rented8.9%12.9%
  • Social rented35.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

PH50 4RTScotland
Owned outright33.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan20.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 51.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

PH50 4RTScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.4%). 13.6% of households include dependent children.

PH50 4RTScotland
Living alone, under 6631.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.3%14.3%
Couple, no children16.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children7.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.5%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 PH50 4RT (Lochaber East and North) (about 865 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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