Bathgate
Bathgate is covered by postcode districts EH28, EH48 and EH52. It is in the West Lothian council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Bathgate, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 16
- Some can get gigabit: 76
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 410
- Ofcom gives no figure: 23
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together
Of the 525 postcodes in Bathgate that ONS places, 16 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 76 have some that can, 410 can all get it and 23 have no Ofcom figure.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 160 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 55.8982, longitude -3.6362. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Postcodes without gigabit
16 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.
Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together
- 5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. EH48 1TT, is the one nearest the middle of them.
What is it like to live in Bathgate?
At 410 of the 502 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Bathgate, 100 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: Ofcom and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
Are new homes being built in Bathgate?
15 of the 525 postcodes now in use in Bathgate came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Bathgate?
Ofcom reports on 502 of the 525 postcodes in Bathgate. At 410 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How far is the station from Bathgate?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Bathgate is Bathgate Rail Station, 100 m away in a straight line.
- Bathgate Rail Station Railway station 100 mWalk
- Armadale (W Lothian) Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle
- Livingston North Rail Station Railway station 5.7 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Bathgate?
- Council
- West Lothian
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bathgate and Linlithgow
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Kirsteen Sullivan (Labour (Co-op))
All 525 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Bathgate
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell West Lothian about council tax Council tax, on westlothian.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
Bathgate postcodes
525 postcodes in use in Bathgate, by district:
Those districts are all in the EH postcode area.
Check a Bathgate postcode
Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Bathgate
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Bathgate
- What is it like to live in Bathgate?
- At 410 of the 502 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Bathgate, 100 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: Ofcom and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Bathgate?
- Bathgate is covered by postcode districts EH28, EH48 and EH52, across 525 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Bathgate in?
- Bathgate is in the West Lothian council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Bathgate?
- Bathgate is in the Bathgate and Linlithgow parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Kirsteen Sullivan (Labour (Co-op)), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Does Bathgate have a railway station?
- Yes: Bathgate is 100 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Bathgate, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Bathgate?
- Ofcom reports on 502 of the 525 postcodes in Bathgate. At 410 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Bathgate?
- 15 of the 525 postcodes now in use in Bathgate came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
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