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EH48 1LL area guide

Who lives in EH48 1LL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Bathgate Wester Inch East
Council: West Lothian
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 617 (2024)

EH48 1LLWest Lothian

At a glance

What EH48 1LL is like

EH48 1LL is a postcode in the Bathgate Wester Inch East area of West Lothian. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 617 people. 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 EH48 1LL compares

Headline figures for EH48 1LL, 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 28 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

3 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH48 1LL differs most from the national average.

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A big private rental marketPositive
16.5% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.

Questions

EH48 1LL FAQs

Is EH48 1LL 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 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is EH48 1LL 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.

Who lives in EH48 1LL?

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%).

Which council covers EH48 1LL?

The local authority for EH48 1LL is West Lothian.

EH48 1LL comes under West Lothian in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH48 1LL?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 28 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Bathgate Rail Station, 1.3 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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