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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.8 km straight lineabout 22 min
Breich Rail Station
Rail
- 3.9 km straight lineabout 49 min
Fauldhouse Rail Station
Rail
- 3.9 km straight lineabout 49 min
Addiewell Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 536 m straight lineabout 7 min
Northfield Terrace
Bus · opp · north-west
- 538 m straight lineabout 7 min
Northfield Terrace
Bus · at · south-east
- 709 m straight lineabout 9 min
Fauldhouse Road
Bus · before · south-east
- 715 m straight lineabout 9 min
Fauldhouse Road
Bus · after · north-west
- 740 m straight lineabout 9 min
Rashierigg Place
Bus · after · north-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · EH47 8AW
Registers of Scotland · Blaeberry Hill and East Whitburn - 02 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£131,314
Median price: £135,000
2023 sales · 23 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near EH47 8AW
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%3176
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 10
- Quintile
- 3
- Income
- 3684
- Employment
- 2874
- Health
- 3678
- Education
- 3965
- Access
- 754
- Crime
- 5223
- Housing
- 4161
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for EH47 8AW
Livingston
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH47 8AW
Coordinates
55.8434, -3.6692
Grid reference
NS955623
Easting
295,575
Northing
662,390
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RR8VJ+98
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 AreaLivingston S14000095
Constituency
S14000095Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley
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
Longridge S01020745
S01020745MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Whitburn Whitdale, East Whitburn and Longridge S02003830
S02003830LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blaeberry Hill and East Whitburn - 02 S01013365
S01013365MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blaeberry Hill and East Whitburn S02002497
S02002497Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
7:07 AM
Sunrise
4:49 PM
Sunset
9 hours 42 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:07 AM
Sunset (today)
4:49 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 42 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 EH47 8AW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 3176 · Decile 5
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01020745 and MSOA S02003830 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH47 8AW 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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