EH47
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Whitburn, Blackburn and Fauldhouse, in West Lothian.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EH47 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EH47, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EH47 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of EH47?
EH47 had 27,352 usual residents at the census.
EH47 is the 1,063rd most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in EH47
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Centre | 502 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Blackburn Centre North | 729 | No figure | No figure | 82.6% |
| Blackburn Centre South | 804 | No figure | No figure | 86.2% |
| Blackburn North East | 650 | No figure | No figure | 88.6% |
| Blackburn North West | 441 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Blackburn South East and Blackburnhall | 1,053 | No figure | No figure | 94.7% |
| Blackburn South West | 610 | No figure | No figure | 98.3% |
| Blackburn West | 680 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| East Whitburn North and Redmill | 749 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| East Whitburn South | 420 | No figure | No figure | 96.8% |
| Fauldhouse Centre | 670 | No figure | No figure | 96.4% |
| Fauldhouse Cricket Ground | 724 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Fauldhouse Croftfoot | 637 | No figure | No figure | 99.3% |
| Fauldhouse Greenburn | 921 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Fauldhouse Langrigg | 607 | No figure | No figure | 85.5% |
| Fauldhouse North | 417 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Fauldhouse Station | 610 | No figure | No figure | 92.6% |
| Longridge | 984 | No figure | No figure | 94.9% |
| Seafield North | 708 | No figure | No figure | 99.4% |
| Seafield South | 596 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Stoneyburn Central | 702 | No figure | No figure | 89.2% |
| Stoneyburn East | 596 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Stoneyburn West / Bents | 567 | No figure | No figure | 99.6% |
| Whitburn Blaeberry and Foulshiels | 678 | No figure | No figure | 95.2% |
| Whitburn Brown Street | 876 | No figure | No figure | 99.8% |
| Whitburn Dean Street | 571 | No figure | No figure | 97.6% |
| Whitburn Dixon Road and Burnhouse | 614 | No figure | No figure | 96.1% |
| Whitburn Drysdale Avenue | 770 | No figure | No figure | 82.9% |
| Whitburn East Main Street | 828 | No figure | No figure | 91.4% |
| Whitburn Gardner Crescent | 769 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Whitburn Glenisla Court | 801 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Whitburn Heartlands North | 954 | No figure | No figure | 99.2% |
| Whitburn Heartlands South and Rural West | 937 | No figure | No figure | 95.9% |
| Whitburn Kepscaith | 865 | No figure | No figure | 87.2% |
| Whitburn Lomond Crescent | 427 | No figure | No figure | 94.2% |
| Whitburn Netherton Grove | 671 | No figure | No figure | 65.1% |
| Whitburn Union Drive | 893 | No figure | No figure | 98.9% |
| Whitburn War Memorial | 621 | No figure | No figure | 88.9% |
| Whitburn Whitdale School | 698 | No figure | No figure | 97.3% |
MPs for EH47
- Kirsteen SullivanLabour (Co-op)MP for Bathgate and Linlithgow71% of EH47’s postcodes
- Gregor PoyntonLabourMP for Livingston29% of EH47’s postcodes
- Kenneth StevensonLabourMP for Airdrie and Shotts0.4% of EH47’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in EH477
Postcode sectors in EH474
Council1
Towns in EH471
Postcode districts next to EH474
Nearest rail stations4
More in the EH postcode area2
EH47 in brief
EH47 is a postcode district covering Whitburn, Blackburn and Fauldhouse, in West Lothian.
About 27,541 people lived in EH47 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
EH47 had 27,352 usual residents at the census.
In EH47, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EH47, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
64.9% of residents in EH47 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.