# EH48 1LX: area report for a postcode in West Lothian

EH48 1LX is a postcode in West Lothian.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of West Lothian. Open the map at EH48 1LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian) › [EH48](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh48) › [EH48 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh48-1)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.6123,55.9014,EH481LX
- **Bathgate, 1.6 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.6123,55.9014,EH481LX
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.6123,55.9014,EH481LX
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.6123,55.9014,EH481LX
- **Scotland’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Bathgate and Boghall - 04. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.6123,55.9014,EH481LX
- **£227,354 average price**: For the whole of West Lothian, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.6123,55.9014,EH481LX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.6123,55.9014,EH481LX
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.6123,55.9014,EH481LX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EH48 1LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.6123,55.9014,EH481LX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.6123,55.9014,EH481LX
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.6123,55.9014,EH481LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Columba's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-columbas-primary-school-s5505224) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Bathgate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bathgate-academy-s5509432) | Secondary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Boghall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boghall-primary-school-s5505127) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Balbardie Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/balbardie-primary-school-s5504929) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Elizabeth Drive (260 m, Scottish Midland Co-operative); Spar Penny Boghall (550 m, Spar); Tesco Bathgate Superstore (950 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £227,354** (July 2026). West Lothian’s average house price was £227,354 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,134** (2025). Full-time workers living in West Lothian earned a median of £40,134 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 134th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.7×** (2025). A home in West Lothian costs 5.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 72nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 187,240** (2025). West Lothian’s population was an estimated 187,240 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Up 0.6% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Bathgate Boghall North West (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 613** (2021). Bathgate Boghall North West had 613 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 4,957th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Bathgate Boghall North West, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 6.7%** (August 2026). In Bathgate Boghall North West, 6.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 62.8%** (2021). 62.8% of residents in Bathgate Boghall North West were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 21,682nd lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## EH48 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 38,813** (2021). EH48 had 38,813 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 497th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 45%** (2022). About 45% of people in EH48 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.5%** (January 2026). In EH48, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 3.1%** (August 2026). In EH48, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian)
- Centre: 55.9014, -3.6123

Council: [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bathgate and Linlithgow](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bathgate-and-linlithgow): Kirsteen Sullivan (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.6123,55.9014,EH481LX

## How to cite

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