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EH54 7EF area guide

Who lives in EH54 7EF, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Livingston Eliburn South
Council: West Lothian
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 880 (2024)

EH54 7EFWest Lothian

At a glance

What EH54 7EF is like

EH54 7EF is a postcode in the Livingston Eliburn South area of West Lothian. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 880 people. 68.1% of households own their home, 4.4% rent privately and 27.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 71.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH54 7EF compares

Headline figures for EH54 7EF, 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, 21 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH54 7EF differs most from the national average.

01
A young populationPositive
24.7% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 4.4% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

EH54 7EF FAQs

Is EH54 7EF 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).

Is EH54 7EF 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 EH54 7EF?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 9.1% of residents. 68.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (53%).

Which council covers EH54 7EF?

The local authority for EH54 7EF is West Lothian.

EH54 7EF comes under West Lothian in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH54 7EF?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 21 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 North Rail Station, 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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