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EH52

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Broxburn, Winchburgh and Uphall, 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 EH52 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 3% of people in EH52 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
21,599
1,362nd most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
3%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How EH52 compares

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

EH52Middle
Population54 postcode districts, EH · 2021
Population: every postcode district in EH54 areas from 370 to 56,484. The middle area is 14,543. EH52 is 21,599.
21,59919th 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%. EH52 is 3.0%.
3%18th 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%. EH52 is 93.6%.
93.6%25th 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%. EH52 is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 17th lowest

What is the population of EH52?

EH52 had 21,599 usual residents at the census.

EH52 is the 1,362nd most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in EH52

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Broxburn Aitken Orr Drive634No figureNo figure100.0%
Broxburn East Mains and Burnside994No figureNo figure79.2%
Broxburn Greendykes Road676No figureNo figure96.9%
Broxburn Holygate and Parklands573No figureNo figure99.6%
Broxburn Kirkhill Academy494No figureNo figure100.0%
Broxburn Kirkhill Centre West630No figureNo figure96.9%
Broxburn Kirkhill North East572No figureNo figure100.0%
Broxburn Kirkhill North West521No figureNo figure99.6%
Broxburn Kirkhill South East and Strathbrock North783No figureNo figure97.2%
Broxburn Kirkhill South West707No figureNo figure100.0%
Broxburn Old Town552No figureNo figure95.8%
Broxburn Port Buchan North, Greendykes and Niddry742No figureNo figure98.0%
Broxburn Port Buchan South785No figureNo figure96.0%
Broxburn Station Road544No figureNo figure98.6%
Broxburn Strathbrock East546No figureNo figure100.0%
Broxburn Strathbrock South652No figureNo figure100.0%
Broxburn Strathbrock West592No figureNo figure99.5%
Dechmont, Bangour, Ecclesmachan and Oatridge1,094No figureNo figure32.2%
Uphall East689No figureNo figure99.7%
Uphall Main Street682No figureNo figure98.0%
Uphall North East861No figureNo figure99.7%
Uphall North West713No figureNo figure99.4%
Uphall South East1,062No figureNo figure100.0%
Uphall South West595No figureNo figure98.8%
Winchburgh Auldcathie702No figureNo figure98.8%
Winchburgh Beatlie Road647No figureNo figure84.7%
Winchburgh Glendevon655No figureNo figure100.0%
Winchburgh Marina, Newton, and Hopetoun555No figureNo figure94.6%
Winchburgh Millgate872No figureNo figure98.5%
Winchburgh Niddry Road728No figureNo figure97.0%
Winchburgh Tippetknowes and Faucheldean626No figureNo figure98.7%

MPs for EH52

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 EH525

Postcode sectors in EH524

Council1

Towns in EH521

Postcode districts next to EH528

Nearest rail stations2

More in the EH postcode area2

EH52 in brief

EH52 is a postcode district covering Broxburn, Winchburgh and Uphall, in West Lothian.

About 22,487 people lived in EH52 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

EH52 had 21,599 usual residents at the census.

About 3% of people in EH52 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In EH52, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In EH52, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.