Postcode · Falkirk

EH51 0BD area guide

Who lives in EH51 0BD, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Bo'ness - town centre
Council: Falkirk
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 483 (2024)

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At a glance

What EH51 0BD is like

EH51 0BD is a postcode in the Bo'ness - town centre area of Falkirk. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 483 people. 55.9% of households own their home, 7.6% rent privately and 36.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 50.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH51 0BD compares

Headline figures for EH51 0BD, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

4.5/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 34 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 EH51 0BD differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
36.9% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
02
An older population
26.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
03
Few private renters
Only 7.6% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

EH51 0BD FAQs

Is EH51 0BD a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10 (good).

Is EH51 0BD 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 EH51 0BD?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 10.5% of residents. 55.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (55.9%).

Which council covers EH51 0BD?

The local authority for EH51 0BD is Falkirk.

EH51 0BD comes under Falkirk in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH51 0BD?

Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10.

There are 34 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.5 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Kinneil (Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway), 0.2 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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