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EH55 8PG area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Stoneyburn, Addiewell and Breich
Council: West Lothian
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 1,383 (2024)

EH55 8PGWest Lothian

At a glance

What EH55 8PG is like

EH55 8PG is a postcode in the Stoneyburn, Addiewell and Breich area of West Lothian. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,383 people. 72.7% of households own their home, 5.5% rent privately and 27.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 33.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How EH55 8PG compares

Headline figures for EH55 8PG, 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, 22 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where EH55 8PG differs most from the national average.

01
A young populationPositive
29.5% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 5.5% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
72.7% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

EH55 8PG FAQs

Is EH55 8PG 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 EH55 8PG 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 8PG?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 12.8% of residents. 72.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (41.9%).

Which council covers EH55 8PG?

The local authority for EH55 8PG is West Lothian.

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

How well connected is EH55 8PG?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 22 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Addiewell 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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