Postcode · North Lanarkshire

ML7 5RL area guide

Who lives in ML7 5RL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Whitburn West and Greenrigg
Council: West Lothian
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 549 (2024)

ML7 5RLNorth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML7 5RL is like

ML7 5RL is a postcode in the Whitburn West and Greenrigg area of West Lothian. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 549 people. 80.9% of households own their home, 4.4% rent privately and 12.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 65.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML7 5RL compares

Headline figures for ML7 5RL, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 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

1.8/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 11 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

4 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML7 5RL differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 4.4% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
80.9% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

ML7 5RL FAQs

Is ML7 5RL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10 (poor).

Is ML7 5RL 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 ML7 5RL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.1% of residents. 80.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (40.4%).

Which council covers ML7 5RL?

The local authority for ML7 5RL is West Lothian.

ML7 5RL comes under West Lothian in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ML7 5RL?

Connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10.

There are 11 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.8 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Blackridge Rail Station, 1.6 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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