Renting in Livingston

Average Rent in Livingston

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The average rent in Livingston is £1,163/mo, with 464 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Livingston rental appears.

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Renting in Livingston

What it costs to rent in Livingston

Livingston currently has 464 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,163 a month. 16 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 50% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is EH53 at around £750/mo, while EH8 sits nearer £3,200/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Livingston rental market at a glance

464

Active rentals in Livingston

£1,163/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Livingston

Median monthly rent, based on 464 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£950/mo	76
2 bed	£1,125/mo	178
3 bed	£1,498/mo	76
4+ bed	£2,800/mo	62
Room	£555/mo	56

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Livingston

77% of Livingston premises can already get full-fibre and 93% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

77%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

93%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

475 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
77%
Gigabit-capable
93%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (West Lothian), July 2025, covering 86,469 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Property types

What’s on offer in Livingston

Flats & apartments

110

39% of listings

Houses

112

40% of listings

Rooms

20% of listings

Bungalows

2% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Livingston — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 40% of the 117 houses currently advertised in Livingston.

Terraced
40%47
Semi-detached
29%34
Detached
24%28
Bungalow
4%5
Other house
3%3

Rent by postcode

Where Livingston rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 441 live listings in 14 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Livingston

1EH8£3,200/mo3 rentals
2EH1£2,685/mo5 rentals
3EH9£1,923/mo14 rentals

Cheapest in Livingston

1EH53£750/mo26 rentals
2EH52£863/mo16 rentals
3EH54£1,050/mo236 rentals

Features · Livingston

Garden, parking, and floor area in Livingston

Live signal across 464 Livingston rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

48%

of 75 Livingston listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

78%

of 74 Livingston listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Livingston

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Livingston has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 45 of 45 postcode districts analysed, the median was 0 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Livingston is Anti-social behaviour.

Crime overview

0 crimes per area (median)
45 of 45 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0 incidents recorded

Livingston ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Livingston

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Craigshill has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Livingston.

Craigshill
No data available this month · pop. ~6,000
0.0
per 1k
Howden
No data available this month · pop. ~5,000
0.0
per 1k
Dedridge
No data available this month · pop. ~8,000
0.0
per 1k
Deans
No data available this month · pop. ~5,000
0.0
per 1k
Knightsridge
No data available this month · pop. ~5,000
0.0
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Livingston listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Livingston.

PrimeLocation

164

OpenRent

138

OnTheMarket

SpareRoom

Rightmove

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Frequently asked

Renting in Livingston — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Livingston?

The median rent in Livingston is £1163/month based on 464 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Livingston?

There are currently 464 rental properties available in Livingston, with 16 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Livingston safe for renters?

Livingston has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 0 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Livingston?

The most commonly reported crime category in Livingston is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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