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EH47

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Whitburn, Blackburn and Fauldhouse, in West Lothian.

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 EH47 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 4% of people in EH47 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
27,352
1,063rd most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
4%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How EH47 compares

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

EH47Middle
Population54 postcode districts, EH · 2021
Population: every postcode district in EH54 areas from 370 to 56,484. The middle area is 14,543. EH47 is 27,352.
27,35214th most 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%. EH47 is 4.0%.
4%19th fewest 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%. EH47 is 94.4%.
94.4%20th highest
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%. EH47 is 3.5%.
3.5%joint 5th highest

What is the population of EH47?

EH47 had 27,352 usual residents at the census.

EH47 is the 1,063rd most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in EH47

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Blackburn Centre502No figureNo figure100.0%
Blackburn Centre North729No figureNo figure82.6%
Blackburn Centre South804No figureNo figure86.2%
Blackburn North East650No figureNo figure88.6%
Blackburn North West441No figureNo figure100.0%
Blackburn South East and Blackburnhall1,053No figureNo figure94.7%
Blackburn South West610No figureNo figure98.3%
Blackburn West680No figureNo figure99.7%
East Whitburn North and Redmill749No figureNo figure100.0%
East Whitburn South420No figureNo figure96.8%
Fauldhouse Centre670No figureNo figure96.4%
Fauldhouse Cricket Ground724No figureNo figure99.7%
Fauldhouse Croftfoot637No figureNo figure99.3%
Fauldhouse Greenburn921No figureNo figure100.0%
Fauldhouse Langrigg607No figureNo figure85.5%
Fauldhouse North417No figureNo figure100.0%
Fauldhouse Station610No figureNo figure92.6%
Longridge984No figureNo figure94.9%
Seafield North708No figureNo figure99.4%
Seafield South596No figureNo figure100.0%
Stoneyburn Central702No figureNo figure89.2%
Stoneyburn East596No figureNo figure99.7%
Stoneyburn West / Bents567No figureNo figure99.6%
Whitburn Blaeberry and Foulshiels678No figureNo figure95.2%
Whitburn Brown Street876No figureNo figure99.8%
Whitburn Dean Street571No figureNo figure97.6%
Whitburn Dixon Road and Burnhouse614No figureNo figure96.1%
Whitburn Drysdale Avenue770No figureNo figure82.9%
Whitburn East Main Street828No figureNo figure91.4%
Whitburn Gardner Crescent769No figureNo figure100.0%
Whitburn Glenisla Court801No figureNo figure99.7%
Whitburn Heartlands North954No figureNo figure99.2%
Whitburn Heartlands South and Rural West937No figureNo figure95.9%
Whitburn Kepscaith865No figureNo figure87.2%
Whitburn Lomond Crescent427No figureNo figure94.2%
Whitburn Netherton Grove671No figureNo figure65.1%
Whitburn Union Drive893No figureNo figure98.9%
Whitburn War Memorial621No figureNo figure88.9%
Whitburn Whitdale School698No figureNo figure97.3%

MPs for EH47

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 EH477

Postcode sectors in EH474

Council1

Towns in EH471

Postcode districts next to EH474

Nearest rail stations4

More in the EH postcode area2

EH47 in brief

EH47 is a postcode district covering Whitburn, Blackburn and Fauldhouse, in West Lothian.

About 27,541 people lived in EH47 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

EH47 had 27,352 usual residents at the census.

About 4% of people in EH47 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In EH47, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In EH47, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.