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Coordinates & Location for EH27 8EF
Livingston
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH27 8EF
Coordinates
55.8883, -3.4024
Grid reference
NT123670
Easting
312,384
Northing
667,024
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RVHQX+83
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Livingston
ITL Region
West Lothian
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 9 — Least Deprived 10%5728
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5728 places this postcode in Decile 9 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
West Lothian
Local Authority
Council AreaLivingston S14000095
Constituency
S14000095Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
East Livingston and East Calder
Constituency code
S14000095
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
West Lothian
Health & NHS
Lothian
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Lothian
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
West Lothian Community Health and Care Partnership
Sub ICB Location
West Lothian Community Health & Care Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Kirknewton West and Harperrig S01020664
S01020664MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Mid Calder and Kirknewton S02003816
S02003816LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Mid Calder and Kirknewton - 06 S01013289
S01013289MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Mid Calder and Kirknewton S02002484
S02002484Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
5:50 AM
Sunrise
6:25 PM
Sunset
12 hours 35 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
6:25 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 35 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode EH27 8EF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. IMD Scotland: Rank 5728 · Decile 9
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01020664 and MSOA S02003816 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH27 8EF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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