Postcode district · West Lothian

EH48 area guide

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

Council: West Lothian
Region: Scotland
Population: 42,329 (2024)

EH48Postcode district · West Lothian

At a glance

What EH48 is like

The EH48 postcode district in West Lothian covers 930 live postcodes and is home to about 42,329 people in 18,456 households. 62.8% of households own their home, 9.2% rent privately and 25.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 62.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH48 compares

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

AffluenceMore

5.1/ 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, 23 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

15 schools in EH48. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH48 differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 9.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

EH48 FAQs

Is EH48 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.1 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 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.9% of residents. 62.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (28.9%).

Which council covers EH48?

The local authority for EH48 is West Lothian.

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

How well connected is EH48?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 23 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, 1.1 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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