The postcode EH55 8SD is located in West Lothian It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. EH55 8SD is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
EH55 8SD is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.4 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of EH55 8SD as Constrained city dwellers > White communities > Challenged transitionaries.
The closest road name to EH55 8SD is Chapelton Court which is centered 110 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Filling Station and is 186 m away.
The local pub for residents of EH55 8SD is The Murray and is 339 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Awaiting Inspection on November 11, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Marmaris and is 339 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Pass on March 19, 2019.
Residents reported an average download speed of 37.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 6.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 66.7% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Policing for EH55 8SD is covered by the Scotland police force association and West Lothian Community Health and Care Partnership is Local Health Board (LHB) / Community Health Partnership (CHP) / Local Commissioning Group (LCG) or Primary Healthcare Directorate (PHD).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to EH55 8SD and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to EH55 8SD, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode EH55 8SD
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from EH55 8SD - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marmaris | Pass March 19, 2019 | 339 m | |
| Polbeth Nursery | Pass June 12, 2019 | 339 m | |
| Scotmid | Pass August 1, 2017 | 339 m | |
| St Mary's RC Primary School | Pass June 20, 2018 | 339 m | |
| The Murray | Awaiting Inspection November 11, 2021 | 339 m | |
| Rosebery Centre | Pass June 26, 2018 | 405 m | |
| Corry's Cafe | Pass October 2, 2019 | 440 m | |
| Polbeth United CFC | Pass February 21, 2018 | 440 m | |
| West Calder High School | Pass December 9, 2019 | 452 m | |
| Polbeth Mini Market | Awaiting Inspection September 16, 2019 | 592 m | |
| Five Sisters Zoo Park | Pass July 9, 2019 | 794 m | |
| Leaping Lemurs Play Zone | Pass December 5, 2019 | 794 m | |
| Parkhead Nursery | Pass June 6, 2019 | 832 m | |
| Parkhead Primary School | Pass October 10, 2018 | 832 m | |
| Mei Hau Platform Chinese Restaurant | Pass October 24, 2018 | 852 m | |
| Limefield Mansion House | Awaiting Inspection March 26, 2021 | 852 m | |
| Polbeth Bowling Club | Pass June 17, 2016 | 852 m | |
| West Calder Post Office & Day to Day Express | Pass May 8, 2018 | 1.03 km | |
| Cauder Wok | Pass March 4, 2020 | 1.04 km | |
| The New Cafe | Pass January 13, 2020 | 1.16 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to EH55 8SD - Data from Apr 2022
| Filling Station | 186 m | |
| Filling Station | 231 m | |
| Industrial Estate | 338 m | |
| Harwood Church | 387 m | |
| Polbeth Harwood Church | 411 m | |
| Entrance | 15.75 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to EH55 8SD - Data from Dec 2021
| Briestonhill Moss | 930 m | |
| Limefield Glen | Valley | 1.15 km |
| Five Sisters Bing | 1.84 km | |
| The Wilderness | 1.99 km | |
| North Wood | 2.03 km | |
| Cow Hill | 2.17 km | |
| Almond Pool West | 2.57 km | |
| Bellsquarry Plantation | 2.7 km | |
| Almond Pool East | 2.84 km | |
| Seafield Wood | 3.14 km | |
| Froggy Pond | 3.22 km | |
| Dedridge Strip | 3.35 km | |
| Dovecot Wood | 3.37 km | |
| Cousland Wood | 3.52 km | |
| Linn Caldron | 3.75 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for EH55 8SD - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 37.2 Mbps | 37.7 Mbps | 70.09 Mbps |
| Upload | 6.8 Mbps | 6.4 Mbps | 10.66 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 8 | 0 |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 30-300 Mbps | 33.3% | 100% | 45.3 | 7.8 |
| 300+ Mbps | 66.7% | 66.7% | - | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Latitude | 55.85698300 |
| Longitude | -3.55610000 |
| OS Easting | 302691 |
| OS Northing | 0663739 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Scotland |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Livingston |
| Electoral Ward | Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley |
| Local Authority District | West Lothian |
| European Electoral Region | Scotland |
| Local Learning and Skills Council | East of Scotland |
| International Territorial Level Code | S30000012 |
| Travel To Work Area | Livingston |
| Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
West Lothian Community Health and Care Partnership |
| Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
Lothian |
| Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
West Lothian Community Health and Care Partnership |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Constrained city dwellers Group: White communities Subgroup: Challenged transitionaries |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (Scotland) Accessible Small Town |
| Built-Up Area | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Workplace Zone | S34004157 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
West Calder and Polbeth |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
West Calder and Polbeth - 05 |
| Output Area / Small Area | 7C1 |