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EH49

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Linlithgow, in West Lothian and Falkirk.

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 EH49 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 52% of people in EH49 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
15,671
1,045th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
52%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How EH49 compares

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

EH49Middle
Population54 postcode districts, EH · 2021
Population: every postcode district in EH54 areas from 370 to 56,484. The middle area is 14,543. EH49 is 15,671.
15,67124th 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%. EH49 is 52.0%.
52%19th 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%. EH49 is 80.1%.
80.1%8th 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%. EH49 is 1.6%.
1.6%joint 7th lowest

What is the population of EH49?

EH49 had 15,671 usual residents at the census.

EH49 is the 1,045th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in EH49

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Beecraigs and Bathgate Hills469No figureNo figure70.1%
Braes Villages - 06762No figureNo figure100.0%
Bridgend750No figureNo figure0.0%
Linlithgow Academy620No figureNo figure76.4%
Linlithgow Braehead Drive805No figureNo figure100.0%
Linlithgow Bridge Falkirk Road627No figureNo figure93.7%
Linlithgow Bridge North East628No figureNo figure73.4%
Linlithgow Bridge North West and Mill Road546No figureNo figure96.0%
Linlithgow Bridge South West681No figureNo figure93.5%
Linlithgow Bridge West694No figureNo figure93.1%
Linlithgow Clarendon, St Magdalene's and Kingscavil863No figureNo figure69.4%
Linlithgow High Port and Barron's Hill718No figureNo figure73.0%
Linlithgow High Street and Low Port885No figureNo figure64.5%
Linlithgow Kettilstoun Mains572No figureNo figure99.1%
Linlithgow Preston592No figureNo figure98.3%
Linlithgow Priory Road845No figureNo figure99.2%
Linlithgow Riccarton Drive933No figureNo figure95.9%
Linlithgow Springfield Centre535No figureNo figure100.0%
Linlithgow Springfield North and Bonnytoun815No figureNo figure95.7%
Linlithgow Springfield South East757No figureNo figure100.0%
Linlithgow Springfield South West582No figureNo figure100.0%
Philpstoun and Threemiletown775No figureNo figure20.2%

MPs for EH49

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 EH493

Postcode sectors in EH493

Councils EH49 covers2

Towns in EH491

Postcode districts next to EH495

Nearest rail stations1

More in the EH postcode area2

EH49 in brief

EH49 is a postcode district covering Linlithgow, in West Lothian and Falkirk.

About 15,642 people lived in EH49 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

EH49 had 15,671 usual residents at the census.

About 52% of people in EH49 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In EH49, 80.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In EH49, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.