Postcode sector · West Lothian

EH54 8 area guide

Who lives in EH54 8, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: West Lothian
Region: Scotland
Population: 14,677 (2024)

EH54 8Postcode sector · West Lothian

At a glance

What EH54 8 is like

The EH54 8 postcode sector in West Lothian covers 223 live postcodes and is home to about 14,677 people in 6,576 households. 61.5% of households own their home, 12.6% rent privately and 23.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 60.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH54 8 compares

Headline figures for EH54 8, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.1/ 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 in EH54 8. None has a published inspection grade.

Questions

EH54 8 FAQs

Is EH54 8 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.1 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 8 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 8?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8% of residents. 61.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (45%).

Which council covers EH54 8?

The local authority for EH54 8 is West Lothian.

EH54 8 comes under West Lothian in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH54 8?

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, 0.3 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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