EH53
Postcode districtPostcode district covering East Calder, Mid Calder and Langton, 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 EH53 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EH53, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EH53 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of EH53?
EH53 had 12,194 usual residents at the census.
EH53 is the 854th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in EH53
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Calder Calderwood Nethershiel Road | 792 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| East Calder Calderwood Overshiel Road and Wilkieston | 757 | No figure | No figure | 93.5% |
| East Calder Calderwood Road East | 772 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| East Calder Calderwood Road West | 705 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| East Calder Langton Road | 809 | No figure | No figure | 96.6% |
| East Calder Langton View | 608 | No figure | No figure | 97.5% |
| East Calder Linhouse Drive | 651 | No figure | No figure | 94.1% |
| East Calder Main Street East, Raw Holdings and Camps | 465 | No figure | No figure | 95.8% |
| East Calder Main Street West | 788 | No figure | No figure | 86.1% |
| East Calder Oakbank Avenue | 630 | No figure | No figure | 98.0% |
| East Calder Redcraig Road | 569 | No figure | No figure | 98.6% |
| Mid Calder Centre and Almondside | 646 | No figure | No figure | 66.0% |
| Mid Calder North East | 673 | No figure | No figure | 95.8% |
| Mid Calder North West | 741 | No figure | No figure | 91.8% |
| Mid Calder South East | 556 | No figure | No figure | 87.9% |
| Mid Calder South West | 600 | No figure | No figure | 97.7% |
| Pumpherston East and Drumshoreland | 698 | No figure | No figure | 87.5% |
| Pumpherston South | 620 | No figure | No figure | 99.6% |
| Pumpherston West | 391 | No figure | No figure | 96.5% |
MPs for EH53
- Gregor PoyntonLabourMP for Livingston99% of EH53’s postcodes
- Christine JardineLiberal DemocratMP for Edinburgh West0.6% of EH53’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 EH534
Postcode sectors in EH531
Council1
Towns in EH531
Postcode districts next to EH534
Nearest rail stations4
More in the EH postcode area2
EH53 in brief
EH53 is a postcode district covering East Calder, Mid Calder and Langton, in West Lothian.
About 13,965 people lived in EH53 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
EH53 had 12,194 usual residents at the census.
In EH53, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EH53, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
65.5% of residents in EH53 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.