Postcode · West Lothian

EH52 5SL area guide

Who lives in EH52 5SL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Uphall, Dechmont and Ecclesmachan
Council: West Lothian
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 583 (2024)

EH52 5SLWest Lothian

At a glance

What EH52 5SL is like

EH52 5SL is a postcode in the Uphall, Dechmont and Ecclesmachan area of West Lothian. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 583 people. 78.7% of households own their home, 7% rent privately and 9.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 53.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH52 5SL compares

Headline figures for EH52 5SL, 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 West Lothian a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

4.5/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 15 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH52 5SL differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
31% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
78.7% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

EH52 5SL FAQs

Is EH52 5SL 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).

Is EH52 5SL 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 EH52 5SL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 8.7% of residents. 78.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (35.4%).

Which council covers EH52 5SL?

The local authority for EH52 5SL is West Lothian.

EH52 5SL comes under West Lothian in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH52 5SL?

Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10.

There are 15 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.5 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Uphall Rail Station, 0.6 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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