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EH28 9 area guide

Who lives in EH28 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Population
617 (2024)
At a glance

What EH28 9 is like

The EH28 9 postcode sector in West Lothian covers 1 live postcode and is home to about 617 people in 224 households. 64.7% of households own their home, 16.5% rent privately and 20.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 70.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH28 9 compares

Headline figures for EH28 9, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
55per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in West Lothian a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore
4.2/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 13 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
0

No schools found nearby.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH28 9 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    A big private rental marketPositive

    16.5% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.

Questions

EH28 9 FAQs

01
Is EH28 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 4.2 out of 10 (good).
02
Is EH28 9 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. West Lothian recorded 55 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.
03
Who lives in EH28 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 12.1% of residents. 64.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (42.4%).
04
Which council covers EH28 9?

The local authority for EH28 9 is West Lothian.

EH28 9 comes under West Lothian in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is EH28 9?

Connectivity scores 4.2 out of 10.

There are 13 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.2 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Bathgate Rail Station, 0.9 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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