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EH51

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Bo'ness, Grangepans and Newtown, in 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 EH51 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 0% of people in EH51 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
15,088
1,013th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How EH51 compares

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

EH51Middle
Population54 postcode districts, EH · 2021
Population: every postcode district in EH54 areas from 370 to 56,484. The middle area is 14,543. EH51 is 15,088.
15,08826th 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%. EH51 is 0.0%.
0%joint 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%. EH51 is 95.9%.
95.9%joint 13th 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%. EH51 is 2.7%.
2.7%joint 21st highest

What is the population of EH51?

EH51 had 15,088 usual residents at the census.

EH51 is the 1,013th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in EH51

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke - 01660No figureNo figure91.6%
Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke - 02883No figureNo figure99.2%
Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke - 03998No figureNo figure98.4%
Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke - 04653No figureNo figure93.9%
Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke - 05538No figureNo figure99.7%
Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke - 061,027No figureNo figure99.8%
Bo'ness - Kinneil - 01919No figureNo figure100.0%
Bo'ness - Kinneil - 02782No figureNo figure89.8%
Bo'ness - Kinneil - 03778No figureNo figure96.6%
Bo'ness - Kinneil - 04816No figureNo figure98.7%
Bo'ness - Kinneil - 051,004No figureNo figure99.8%
Bo'ness - Newtown - 01669No figureNo figure96.1%
Bo'ness - Newtown - 02808No figureNo figure98.1%
Bo'ness - Newtown - 03606No figureNo figure100.0%
Bo'ness - Newtown - 04481No figureNo figure99.6%
Bo'ness - Newtown - 05893No figureNo figure98.7%
Bo'ness - town centre - 01475No figureNo figure99.6%
Bo'ness - town centre - 02806No figureNo figure99.7%
Bo'ness - town centre - 03642No figureNo figure70.0%
Bo'ness - town centre - 04444No figureNo figure94.1%
Bo'ness - town centre - 05645No figureNo figure85.3%

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Middle areas in EH514

Postcode sectors in EH513

Council1

Towns in EH511

Postcode districts next to EH512

Nearest rail stations1

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EH51 in brief

EH51 is a postcode district covering Bo'ness, Grangepans and Newtown, in Falkirk.

About 15,166 people lived in EH51 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

EH51 had 15,088 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in EH51 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In EH51, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In EH51, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.