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EH48 2RX area guide

Who lives in EH48 2RX, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Bathgate South West
Council: West Lothian
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 808 (2024)

EH48 2RXWest Lothian

At a glance

What EH48 2RX is like

EH48 2RX is a postcode in the Bathgate South West area of West Lothian. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 808 people. 36.3% of households own their home, 12.6% rent privately and 48.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 25–29, and 53.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH48 2RX compares

Headline figures for EH48 2RX, 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

4.3/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 14 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 2RX differs most from the national average.

01
A young populationPositive
21.6% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.
02
A lot of social housingLook closer
48.2% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.

Questions

EH48 2RX FAQs

Is EH48 2RX 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 4.3 out of 10 (good).

Is EH48 2RX 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 2RX?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 25–29, at 8% of residents. 36.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (44%).

Which council covers EH48 2RX?

The local authority for EH48 2RX is West Lothian.

EH48 2RX comes under West Lothian in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH48 2RX?

Connectivity scores 4.3 out of 10.

There are 14 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.3 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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