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EH51 9LF area guide

Who lives in EH51 9LF, 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
994 (2024)
At a glance

What EH51 9LF is like

EH51 9LF 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 994 people. 67% of households own their home, 11.6% rent privately and 20.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 63.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH51 9LF compares

Headline figures for EH51 9LF, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
6.0/ 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, 32 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
4

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

Questions

EH51 9LF FAQs

01
Is EH51 9LF a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 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).
02
Is EH51 9LF 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.
03
Who lives in EH51 9LF?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.5% of residents. 67% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (37.7%).
04
Which council covers EH51 9LF?

The local authority for EH51 9LF is Falkirk.

EH51 9LF comes under Falkirk in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is EH51 9LF?

Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10.

There are 32 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.5 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Bo’ness (Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway), 0.7 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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