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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 3.0 km straight lineabout 37 min
Bathgate Rail Station
Rail
- 3.2 km straight lineabout 40 min
Armadale (W Lothian) Rail Station
Rail
- 3.3 km straight lineabout 41 min
Armadale Railway Station
Rail · at
Bus stops
- 163 m straight lineabout 2 min
M8 Junction 4
Bus · before · north-west
- 185 m straight lineabout 2 min
M8 Junction 4
Bus · after · south-east
- 240 m straight lineabout 3 min
Redmill Cottages
Bus · at · east
- 266 m straight lineabout 3 min
Redmill Cottages
Bus · opp · west
- 428 m straight lineabout 5 min
Redmill Court
Bus · before · west
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · EH47 0JY
Registers of Scotland · Blaeberry Hill and East Whitburn - 05 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£223,700
Median price: £144,000
2023 sales · 10 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near EH47 0JY
not available in Scotland gov.scot
People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
Deprivation Index (IMD)
SIMD 2020v2 (Scotland-only ranking)
Scotland-only ranking. Rank 1 is the most deprived of 6,976 data zones (2011). Not comparable with the English Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Decile 5 — Most deprived 40–50%3203
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 10
- Quintile
- 3
- Income
- 3053
- Employment
- 3966
- Health
- 2636
- Education
- 2867
- Access
- 1813
- Crime
- 3909
- Housing
- 3916
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for EH47 0JY
Postcode
EH47 0JY
Coordinates
55.8718, -3.6506
Grid reference
NS968655
Easting
296,814
Northing
665,527
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RV8CX+PQ
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
Administrative Information
West Lothian
Local Authority
Council AreaBathgate and Linlithgow S14000068
Constituency
S14000068Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Whitburn and Blackburn
Constituency code
S14000068
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
East Whitburn North and Redmill S01020749
S01020749MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Whitburn Whitdale, East Whitburn and Longridge S02003830
S02003830LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blaeberry Hill and East Whitburn - 05 S01013368
S01013368MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blaeberry Hill and East Whitburn S02002497
S02002497Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
7:09 AM
Sunrise
4:46 PM
Sunset
9 hours 37 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:09 AM
Sunset (today)
4:46 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 37 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 1993
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~33 years
Active Duration
1993 -> PresentSeptember 1993 — Introduced
Postcode EH47 0JY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 3203 · Decile 5
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01020749 and MSOA S02003830 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH47 0JY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 1993
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~33 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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