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EH49 6LS area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Braes Villages
Council: Falkirk
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 699 (2024)

EH49 6LSWest Lothian

At a glance

What EH49 6LS is like

EH49 6LS is a postcode in the Braes Villages area of Falkirk. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 699 people. 88.2% of households own their home, 3.4% rent privately and 7.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 57% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH49 6LS compares

Headline figures for EH49 6LS, 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 Falkirk a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

1.8/ 10

Poor: 1 station within a mile, 2 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

3 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH49 6LS differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
25.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 3.4% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
88.2% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

EH49 6LS FAQs

Is EH49 6LS 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 1.8 out of 10 (poor).

Is EH49 6LS safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Falkirk recorded 55 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in EH49 6LS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 10.3% of residents. 88.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (66.7%).

Which council covers EH49 6LS?

The local authority for EH49 6LS is Falkirk.

EH49 6LS comes under Falkirk in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH49 6LS?

Connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10.

There are 2 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 1.8 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Manuel (Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway), 0.8 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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