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EH54 6LY area guide

Who lives in EH54 6LY, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Livingston Dedridge East
Council
West Lothian
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
916 (2024)
At a glance

What EH54 6LY is like

EH54 6LY is a postcode in the Livingston Dedridge East area of West Lothian. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 916 people. 60.6% of households own their home, 9.5% rent privately and 26.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 45–49, and 55.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH54 6LY compares

Headline figures for EH54 6LY, 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 West Lothian a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 23 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
6

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

Questions

EH54 6LY FAQs

01
Is EH54 6LY 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 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
Is EH54 6LY 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.
03
Who lives in EH54 6LY?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 45–49, at 8.5% of residents. 60.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (77.7%).
04
Which council covers EH54 6LY?

The local authority for EH54 6LY is West Lothian.

EH54 6LY comes under West Lothian in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is EH54 6LY?

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 Livingston South Rail Station, 0.5 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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