EH55
Postcode districtPostcode district covering West Calder and Polbeth, 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 EH55 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EH55, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EH55 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of EH55?
EH55 had 9,482 usual residents at the census.
EH55 is the 691st least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in EH55
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addiewell Addiebrownhill | 1,277 | No figure | No figure | 94.2% |
| Addiewell Loganlea | 838 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Breich, Harburn and Harwood | 910 | No figure | No figure | 84.2% |
| Livingston Bellsquarry West and Brucefield | 562 | No figure | No figure | 92.9% |
| Polbeth Central | 805 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Polbeth North East | 561 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Polbeth South | 870 | No figure | No figure | 98.3% |
| West Calder Central | 722 | No figure | No figure | 79.0% |
| West Calder Glebe | 702 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| West Calder Mossend and Gavieside | 544 | No figure | No figure | 85.0% |
| West Calder Parkhead | 777 | No figure | No figure | 94.5% |
| West Calder West | 793 | No figure | No figure | 97.1% |
MPs for EH55
- Gregor PoyntonLabourMP for Livingston93% of EH55’s postcodes
- Pamela NashLabourMP for Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke3.9% of EH55’s postcodes
- Kirsteen SullivanLabour (Co-op)MP for Bathgate and Linlithgow2.5% of EH55’s postcodes
- David MundellConservativeMP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale0.4% of EH55’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 EH551
Postcode sectors in EH551
Council1
Towns in EH551
Postcode districts next to EH557
Nearest rail stations3
More in the EH postcode area2
EH55 in brief
EH55 is a postcode district covering West Calder and Polbeth, in West Lothian.
About 10,229 people lived in EH55 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
EH55 had 9,482 usual residents at the census.
In EH55, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EH55, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
66.3% of residents in EH55 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.