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EH48 1RL area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Bathgate Boghall
Council: West Lothian
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 870 (2024)

EH48 1RLWest Lothian

At a glance

What EH48 1RL is like

EH48 1RL is a postcode in the Bathgate Boghall area of West Lothian. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 870 people. 46.1% of households own their home, 8.1% rent privately and 41.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 56.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH48 1RL compares

Headline figures for EH48 1RL, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 23 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH48 1RL differs most from the national average.

01
A young populationPositive
24.7% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.
02
A lot of social housingLook closer
41.9% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
03
Few private renters
Only 8.1% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

EH48 1RL FAQs

Is EH48 1RL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is EH48 1RL 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 1RL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 8.6% of residents. 46.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (54.7%).

Which council covers EH48 1RL?

The local authority for EH48 1RL is West Lothian.

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

How well connected is EH48 1RL?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 23 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Bathgate Rail Station, 1 mile 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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