Postcode district · West Lothian

EH49 area guide

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

Council: West Lothian
Region: Scotland
Population: 18,149 (2024)

EH49Postcode district · West Lothian

At a glance

What EH49 is like

The EH49 postcode district in West Lothian covers 432 live postcodes and is home to about 18,149 people in 7,817 households. 76.7% of households own their home, 9.4% rent privately and 12.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 56.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH49 compares

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

AffluenceMore

7.9/ 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, 23 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

11 schools in EH49. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH49 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
23.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
76.7% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

EH49 FAQs

Is EH49 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.9 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 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.3% of residents. 76.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (38.4%).

Which council covers EH49?

The local authority for EH49 is West Lothian.

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

How well connected is EH49?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 23 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, 172 yards 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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