Low deprivation
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for EH49 7LU
Postcode
EH49 7LU
Coordinates
55.9925, -3.5535
Grid reference
NT031788
Easting
303,192
Northing
678,811
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RXCRW+XH
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Livingston
ITL Region
Falkirk
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 8 — Least Deprived 10%4897
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4897 places this postcode in Decile 8 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
Falkirk
Local Authority
Council AreaBathgate and Linlithgow S14000068
Constituency
S14000068Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Bo'ness and Blackness
Constituency code
S14000068
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Falkirk
Health & NHS
Forth Valley
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Forth Valley
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
Falkirk Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Falkirk Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke - 01 S01016361
S01016361MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke S02003030
S02003030LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke - 01 S01009258
S01009258MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke S02001737
S02001737Accessible 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
3:45 AM
Sunrise
8:53 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:45 AM
Sunset (today)
8:53 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 EH49 7LU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. IMD Scotland: Rank 4897 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01016361 and MSOA S02003030 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH49 7LU 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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