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Scotland
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for EH49 6FB
Postcode
EH49 6FB
Coordinates
55.9678, -3.6084
Grid reference
NS997761
Easting
299,703
Northing
676,149
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RX99R+4J
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 9 — Least Deprived 10%5838
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5838 places this postcode in Decile 9 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
Linlithgow
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
Linlithgow South - 01 S01013434
S01013434MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Linlithgow South S02002507
S02002507Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
5:51 AM
Sunrise
6:25 PM
Sunset
12 hours 34 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
6:25 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 34 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 2026
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
TerminatedActive
Active Duration
2026 -> PresentFebruary 2026 — Introduced
Postcode EH49 6FB introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode EH49 6FB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 2026
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
Active
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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