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EH46

Postcode district

Postcode district covering West Linton and Dolphinton, in Scottish Borders.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EH46 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 86% of people in EH46 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,587
375th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
86%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
30.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How EH46 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

EH46Middle
Population54 postcode districts, EH · 2021
Population: every postcode district in EH54 areas from 370 to 56,484. The middle area is 14,543. EH46 is 3,587.
3,58715th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares54 postcode districts, EH · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in EH54 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 22.0%. EH46 is 86.0%.
86%8th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage54 postcode districts, EH · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in EH54 areas from 30.4% to 99.2%. The middle area is 92.9%. EH46 is 30.4%.
30.4%lowest
Claimant rate53 postcode districts, EH · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in EH53 areas from 0.0% to 4.0%. The middle area is 2.4%. EH46 is 1.3%.
1.3%joint 5th lowest

What is the population of EH46?

EH46 had 3,587 usual residents at the census.

EH46 is the 375th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in EH46

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Blyth Bridge Kirkurd and Skirling819No figureNo figure49.9%
Carlops to Romannobridge869No figureNo figure47.9%
West Linton - North902No figureNo figure29.6%
West Linton - South857No figureNo figure0.4%

MPs for EH46

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in EH461

Postcode sectors in EH461

Council1

Postcode districts next to EH466

More in the EH postcode area2

EH46 in brief

EH46 is a postcode district covering West Linton and Dolphinton, in Scottish Borders.

About 3,468 people lived in EH46 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

EH46 had 3,587 usual residents at the census.

About 86% of people in EH46 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In EH46, 30.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In EH46, 1.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.