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EH55 8DS area guide

Who lives in EH55 8DS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: West Calder and Polbeth
Council: West Lothian
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 780 (2024)

EH55 8DSWest Lothian

At a glance

What EH55 8DS is like

EH55 8DS is a postcode in the West Calder and Polbeth area of West Lothian. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 780 people. 49.6% of households own their home, 21.1% rent privately and 26.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 55.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH55 8DS compares

Headline figures for EH55 8DS, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 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

3.8/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 11 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH55 8DS differs most from the national average.

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A big private rental marketPositive
21.1% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.

Questions

EH55 8DS FAQs

Is EH55 8DS a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.8 out of 10 (limited).

Is EH55 8DS 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 EH55 8DS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 9.2% of residents. 49.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (41%).

Which council covers EH55 8DS?

The local authority for EH55 8DS is West Lothian.

EH55 8DS comes under West Lothian in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is EH55 8DS?

Connectivity scores 3.8 out of 10.

There are 11 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 3.8 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is West Calder Rail Station, 0.4 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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