Postcode · West Lothian

EH49 6ED area guide

Who lives in EH49 6ED, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Linlithgow South and Bathgate Hills
Council: West Lothian
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 781 (2024)

EH49 6EDWest Lothian

At a glance

What EH49 6ED is like

EH49 6ED is a postcode in the Linlithgow South and Bathgate Hills area of West Lothian. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 781 people. 63.4% of households own their home, 5.4% rent privately and 26.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 60.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH49 6ED compares

Headline figures for EH49 6ED, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 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, 18 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH49 6ED differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 5.4% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

EH49 6ED FAQs

Is EH49 6ED a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 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 EH49 6ED 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 EH49 6ED?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.8% of residents. 63.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (41.7%).

Which council covers EH49 6ED?

The local authority for EH49 6ED is West Lothian.

EH49 6ED comes under West Lothian in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH49 6ED?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 18 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Linlithgow 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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