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EH46 7HH area guide

Who lives in EH46 7HH, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton
Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 872 (2024)

EH46 7HHScottish Borders

At a glance

What EH46 7HH is like

EH46 7HH is a postcode in the Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton area of South Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 872 people. 77.2% of households own their home, 12.4% rent privately and 6.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 60.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH46 7HH compares

Headline figures for EH46 7HH, 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

50per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in South Lanarkshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

0.8/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 5 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH46 7HH differs most from the national average.

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Mostly owner-occupied
77.2% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

EH46 7HH FAQs

Is EH46 7HH 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 0.8 out of 10 (poor).

Is EH46 7HH safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. South Lanarkshire recorded 50 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in EH46 7HH?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 10.5% of residents. 77.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (69%).

Which council covers EH46 7HH?

The local authority for EH46 7HH is South Lanarkshire.

EH46 7HH comes under South Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH46 7HH?

Connectivity scores 0.8 out of 10.

There are 5 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.8 out of 10 (poor).

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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