High deprivation
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for EH48 1LS
Postcode
EH48 1LS
Coordinates
55.8996, -3.6138
Grid reference
NS991685
Easting
299,193
Northing
668,563
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RV9XP+RF
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 3 — Least Deprived 10%1638
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1638 places this postcode in Decile 3 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
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
Bathgate Boghall North West S01020796
S01020796MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bathgate Boghall S02003837
S02003837LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bathgate and Boghall - 04 S01013408
S01013408MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bathgate and Boghall S02002503
S02002503Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
3:45 AM
Sunrise
8:54 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:45 AM
Sunset (today)
8:54 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 1LS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. IMD Scotland: Rank 1638 · Decile 3
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01020796 and MSOA S02003837 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH48 1LS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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