EH48
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bathgate, Boghall and Armadale, 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 EH48 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EH48, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EH48 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of EH48?
EH48 had 38,813 usual residents at the census.
EH48 is the 497th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in EH48
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armadale Academy West to James Street | 1,113 | No figure | No figure | 91.0% |
| Armadale Bathville East | 603 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Armadale Cricketfield Place | 691 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Armadale Drove Road | 418 | No figure | No figure | 99.5% |
| Armadale Greig Crescent | 721 | No figure | No figure | 97.0% |
| Armadale Hailstones Crescent | 610 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Armadale Kerr's Way | 765 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Armadale Mallace Avenue North and Birkdale | 547 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Armadale Mallace Avenue South | 1,116 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Armadale Manse Avenue | 425 | No figure | No figure | 87.8% |
| Armadale Mayfield | 583 | No figure | No figure | 88.1% |
| Armadale McNeil Crescent | 1,045 | No figure | No figure | 80.1% |
| Armadale Millburn Crescent | 714 | No figure | No figure | 97.1% |
| Armadale Morgan Way | 704 | No figure | No figure | 86.4% |
| Armadale Mount Pleasant and Upper Bathville | 619 | No figure | No figure | 89.9% |
| Armadale Station | 643 | No figure | No figure | 79.5% |
| Armadale Watt Avenue | 572 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Armadale Woodend Walk | 673 | No figure | No figure | 96.6% |
| Bathgate Balbardie Avenue | 565 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Bathgate Belvedere East | 792 | No figure | No figure | 89.0% |
| Bathgate Belvedere West and Easton | 564 | No figure | No figure | 91.1% |
| Bathgate Birniehill | 1,029 | No figure | No figure | 93.4% |
| Bathgate Boghall Centre | 629 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Bathgate Boghall Limefield | 514 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Bathgate Boghall North East | 598 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Bathgate Boghall North West | 613 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Bathgate Boghall South East | 529 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Bathgate Boghall South West and Kirkton | 508 | No figure | No figure | 98.6% |
| Bathgate Boghall Starlaw Crescent | 562 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Bathgate Centre Station | 893 | No figure | No figure | 75.3% |
| Bathgate Cochrane Street | 616 | No figure | No figure | 74.0% |
| Bathgate Crosshill Drive | 700 | No figure | No figure | 99.5% |
| Bathgate Falside | 704 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Bathgate Glenmavis East | 404 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Bathgate Glenmavis West | 594 | No figure | No figure | 97.7% |
| Bathgate Gordon Avenue | 763 | No figure | No figure | 94.6% |
| Bathgate Hamilton Road | 1,013 | No figure | No figure | 98.6% |
| Bathgate Hope Park Gardens | 428 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Bathgate Hopetoun Street | 771 | No figure | No figure | 85.8% |
| Bathgate Kirk Road and Kaim Park | 631 | No figure | No figure | 84.9% |
| Bathgate Wester Inch Centre Simpson Avenue | 878 | No figure | No figure | 94.7% |
| Bathgate Wester Inch East and Inchwood | 544 | No figure | No figure | 81.8% |
| Bathgate Wester Inch Leyland Road Centre North | 663 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Bathgate Wester Inch Leyland Road Centre South | 544 | No figure | No figure | 97.5% |
| Bathgate Wester Inch Leyland Road North West | 763 | No figure | No figure | 81.6% |
| Bathgate Wester Inch Leyland Road South West | 692 | No figure | No figure | 89.6% |
| Bathgate Wester Inch North East | 926 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Bathgate Wester Inch South West and Inchcross | 802 | No figure | No figure | 99.4% |
| Bathgate Whiteside North | 730 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Bathgate Whiteside South | 494 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Bathgate Windyknowe | 844 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Blackridge East and Westrigg | 558 | No figure | No figure | 89.0% |
| Blackridge South | 559 | No figure | No figure | 96.7% |
| Blackridge West | 1,099 | No figure | No figure | 92.7% |
| Torphichen | 755 | No figure | No figure | 80.7% |
| Westfield, Bridgehouse and Gowanbank | 859 | No figure | No figure | 86.9% |
Your MP
- Kirsteen SullivanLabour (Co-op)MP for Bathgate and Linlithgow
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Middle areas in EH488
Postcode sectors in EH485
Council1
Towns in EH482
Postcode districts next to EH488
Nearest rail stations2
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EH48 in brief
EH48 is a postcode district covering Bathgate, Boghall and Armadale, in West Lothian.
About 38,526 people lived in EH48 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
EH48 had 38,813 usual residents at the census.
In EH48, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EH48, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
65.9% of residents in EH48 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.