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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 8.7 km straight lineabout 109 min
Addiewell Rail Station
Rail
- 9.2 km straight lineabout 115 min
West Calder Rail Station
Rail
- 9.5 km straight lineabout 119 min
Breich Rail Station
Rail
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · EH55 8LW
Registers of Scotland · Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton - 07 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£334,343
Median price: £300,000
2023 sales · 11 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near EH55 8LW
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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 6 — Least deprived 40–50%4157
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 12
- Quintile
- 3
- Income
- 4587
- Employment
- 4924
- Health
- 5908
- Education
- 4776
- Access
- 232
- Crime
- 4296
- Housing
- 4695
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for EH55 8LW
Postcode
EH55 8LW
Coordinates
55.7714, -3.5522
Grid reference
NT027542
Easting
302,723
Northing
654,212
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RQCCX+H4
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Edinburgh
ITL Region
South Lanarkshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
South Lanarkshire
Local Authority
Council AreaMotherwell, Wishaw and Carluke S14000099
Constituency
S14000099Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Clydesdale North
Constituency code
S14000099
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
South Lanarkshire
Health & NHS
Lanarkshire
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Lanarkshire
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
South Lanarkshire Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
South Lanarkshire Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton - 08 S01019917
S01019917MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton S02003686
S02003686LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton - 07 S01012580
S01012580MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Biggar, Symington, Thankerton and Dolphinton S02002355
S02002355Accessible 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 EH55 8LW 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 4157 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01019917 and MSOA S02003686 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH55 8LW 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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