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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.5 km straight lineabout 19 min
Bathgate Rail Station
Rail
- 4.7 km straight lineabout 59 min
Livingston North Rail Station
Rail
- 5.3 km straight lineabout 66 min
Armadale (W Lothian) Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 592 m straight lineabout 7 min
Limefield Crescent
Bus · near · north-east
- 694 m straight lineabout 9 min
Whitelaw Drive
Bus · after · north-east
- 716 m straight lineabout 9 min
Whitelaw Drive
Bus · opp and before · south-west
- 717 m straight lineabout 9 min
Cherry Avenue
Bus · opp · east
- 816 m straight lineabout 10 min
Beech Road
Bus · at · north-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · EH48 1JZ
Registers of Scotland · Carmondean and Eliburn North - 03 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£303,294
Median price: £300,000
2023 sales · 17 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near EH48 1JZ
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 4 — Most deprived 30–40%2430
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 7
- Quintile
- 2
- Income
- 2895
- Employment
- 2283
- Health
- 1662
- Education
- 4644
- Access
- 1651
- Crime
- 1379
- Housing
- 5923
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for EH48 1JZ
Postcode
EH48 1JZ
Coordinates
55.9069, -3.6197
Grid reference
NS988693
Easting
298,837
Northing
669,380
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RW94J+P4
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
Bathgate
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
Beecraigs and Bathgate Hills S01020822
S01020822MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Linlithgow South and Bathgate Hills S02003841
S02003841LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Carmondean and Eliburn North - 03 S01013348
S01013348MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Carmondean and Eliburn North S02002494
S02002494Accessible 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
7:09 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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode EH48 1JZ 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 2430 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01020822 and MSOA S02003841 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH48 1JZ 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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