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New homes in West Lothian

22.2% more homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
1,266
Per 1,000 residents
6.8

Homes started in West Lothian

Homes started over the previous 12 months, at each quarter.

  • West Lothian
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodWest Lothian
Jun 20261,266
Mar 20261,317
Dec 20251,133
Sep 20251,095
Jun 20251,197
Mar 20251,089
Dec 20241,096
Sep 20241,039
Jun 2024992
Mar 20241,258
Dec 20231,386
Sep 20231,641
Jun 20231,692
Mar 20231,522
Dec 20221,416
Sep 20221,181
Jun 20221,004
Mar 2022715
Dec 2021837
Sep 2021751
Jun 2021753
Mar 2021770
Dec 2020634
Sep 2020695
Jun 2020816
Mar 2020988
Dec 20191,262
Sep 20191,221
Jun 20191,192
Mar 20191,168
Dec 2018848
Sep 20181,089
Jun 20181,026
Mar 2018843
Dec 2017770
Sep 2017529
Jun 2017561
Mar 2017816
Dec 2016912
Sep 2016920
Jun 20161,005
Mar 2016926
Dec 2015787
Sep 2015807
Jun 2015656
Mar 2015619
Dec 2014770
Sep 2014686
Jun 2014551
Mar 2014590
Dec 2013538
Sep 2013484
Jun 2013764
Mar 2013558
Dec 2012547
Sep 2012589
Jun 2012400
Mar 2012446
Dec 2011395
Sep 2011339
Jun 2011328
Mar 2011269
Dec 2010214
Sep 2010249
Jun 2010271
Mar 2010462
Dec 2009526
Sep 2009595
Jun 2009571
Mar 2009576
Dec 2008642
Sep 2008818
Jun 2008991
Mar 2008869
Dec 2007973
Sep 20071,009
Jun 20071,017
Mar 20071,171
Dec 20061,139
Sep 2006894
Jun 2006795
Mar 2006838
Dec 2005799
Sep 20051,108
Jun 20051,210
Mar 20051,123
Dec 20041,318
Sep 20041,153
Jun 20041,125
Mar 20041,275
Dec 20031,165
Sep 20031,280
Jun 20031,552
Mar 20031,458
Dec 20021,339
Sep 20021,205
Jun 2002875
Mar 20021,094
Dec 20011,037
Sep 20011,166
Jun 20011,422
Mar 20011,354
Dec 20001,563
Sep 20001,570
Jun 20001,414
Mar 20001,282
Dec 19991,061
Sep 1999955
Jun 1999883
Mar 1999838
Dec 19981,002
Sep 19981,001
Jun 19981,235
Mar 19981,183
Dec 19971,065
Sep 19971,147
Jun 1997912
Mar 19971,006

A start is the first count of a new home in the UK: no nation counts homes granted planning permission. Most starts are finished one to two years later. England's and Wales's counts come from building control, which misses some homes; Scotland counts housing association approvals as starts; Northern Ireland's begin in 2015.

Other reports for West Lothian

Next 12 months

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £224,992 and £246,915 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£235,953
Chance of a rise
89%

Affordability

At the average sale price, a home costs £225,439. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,040 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
16%
Payment, one income
31%

Buy or rent

Figures for Scotland: West Lothian has no reliable figures of its own.

Owning the average home costs less each month than renting it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£1,011
Owning per month
£934

Foreign buyers

Figures for United Kingdom: West Lothian has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

Past cycles

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 2 times since 2004. The deepest began in May 2008.

Deepest fall
−20.8%
Recovery from the low
102 months

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 1,123 while 1,005 homes were finished: 1.1 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
1.1
Population change, 2025
+1,123

Renovation

In 2026, 0% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2026
0%