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At a glance
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.3 km straight lineabout 16 min
Armadale (W Lothian) Rail Station
Rail
- 1.5 km straight lineabout 18 min
Armadale Railway Station
Rail · at
- 2.9 km straight lineabout 36 min
Bathgate Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 64 m straight lineabout 1 min
Gracies Wynd
Bus · opp · south-west
- 68 m straight lineabout 1 min
Gracies Wynd
Bus · before · north-east
- 137 m straight lineabout 2 min
Lower Bathville
Bus · after · north-west
- 195 m straight lineabout 2 min
Old Golf Course Road
Bus · opp · north-east
- 197 m straight lineabout 2 min
Old Golf Course Road
Bus · after · south-west
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Police Recorded Crime near EH48 2LH
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 9 — Least deprived 10–20%5905
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 17
- Quintile
- 5
- Income
- 5962
- Employment
- 5882
- Health
- 6090
- Education
- 5148
- Access
- 1538
- Crime
- 6184
- Housing
- 6356
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
Nearby postcodes around EH48 2LH
Other postcode pages in the same local area as EH48 2LH.
Technical details
Coordinates & Location for EH48 2LH
Livingston
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
EH48 2LH
Coordinates
55.8951, -3.6827
Grid reference
NS948681
Easting
294,871
Northing
668,167
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RV8W8+2W
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
Armadale and Blackridge
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
Armadale Mallace Avenue South S01020783
S01020783MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Armadale South S02003834
S02003834LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Armadale South - 07 S01013398
S01013398MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Armadale South S02002501
S02002501Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
7:08 AM
Sunrise
4:49 PM
Sunset
9 hours 41 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:08 AM
Sunset (today)
4:49 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 41 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 2LH introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 5905 · Decile 9
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01020783 and MSOA S02003834 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH48 2LH 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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