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EH49 7LU area guide

Who lives in EH49 7LU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke
Council: Falkirk
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 1,226 (2024)

EH49 7LUWest Lothian

At a glance

What EH49 7LU is like

EH49 7LU is a postcode in the Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke area of Falkirk. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,226 people. 83.4% of households own their home, 7.8% rent privately and 6.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 53.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH49 7LU compares

Headline figures for EH49 7LU, 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

1.7/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 10 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 7LU differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
29.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 7.8% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
83.4% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

EH49 7LU FAQs

Is EH49 7LU 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 1.7 out of 10 (poor).

Is EH49 7LU 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 7LU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8.9% of residents. 83.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (45.8%).

Which council covers EH49 7LU?

The local authority for EH49 7LU is Falkirk.

EH49 7LU comes under Falkirk in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH49 7LU?

Connectivity scores 1.7 out of 10.

There are 10 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.7 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Linlithgow Rail Station, 2.0 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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