Bo'ness
Bo'ness is covered by postcode district EH51. It is in the Falkirk council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Bo'ness, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 3
- In use before 2020: 401
Of the 404 postcodes in Bo'ness that ONS places, 3 are new since 2020 and 401 were in use before 2020.
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. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. 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 56.0110, longitude -3.6055. 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; when each came into use: the same directory; 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
The 3 newest postcodes
What is it like to live in Bo'ness?
At 308 of the 392 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 5 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Linlithgow, 3.9 km 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, the Scottish Government and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
Are new homes being built in Bo'ness?
3 of the 404 postcodes now in use in Bo'ness 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 Bo'ness?
Ofcom reports on 392 of the 404 postcodes in Bo'ness. At 308 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).
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
Which schools are in Bo'ness?
The open schools at the postcodes in Bo'ness. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
Secondary
Source: Scottish Government, School Roll and Locations, read 27 October 2026 (Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its website, where the council lists one. How we use it
How far is the station from Bo'ness?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Bo'ness is Linlithgow Rail Station, 3.9 km away in a straight line.
- Linlithgow Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle
- Polmont Rail Station Railway station 7.4 kmDrive
- Falkirk Grahamston Rail Station Railway station 11.2 kmDrive
- Bo’ness (Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway) Underground, metro or tram 850 mWalk
- Kinneil (Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway) Underground, metro or tram 1.3 kmCycle
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 Bo'ness?
- Council
- Falkirk
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bathgate and Linlithgow
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Kirsteen Sullivan (Labour (Co-op))
All 404 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 Bo'ness
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Falkirk about council tax Council tax, on falkirk.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
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Bo'ness postcodes
404 postcodes in use in Bo'ness, by district:
That district is in the EH postcode area.
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Places near Bo'ness
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Bo'ness
- What is it like to live in Bo'ness?
- At 308 of the 392 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 5 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Linlithgow, 3.9 km 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, the Scottish Government and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Bo'ness?
- Bo'ness is covered by postcode district EH51, across 404 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Bo'ness in?
- Bo'ness is in the Falkirk council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Bo'ness?
- Bo'ness 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.
- What schools are in Bo'ness?
- In Bo'ness, primary schools at its postcodes include St Mary's RC Primary School, Kinneil Primary School and Bo'ness Public School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Bo'ness Academy. Source: Scottish Government, School Roll and Locations, read 27 October 2026 (Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Does Bo'ness have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Bo'ness is Linlithgow, 3.9 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Bo'ness?
- Ofcom reports on 392 of the 404 postcodes in Bo'ness. At 308 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Bo'ness?
- 3 of the 404 postcodes now in use in Bo'ness came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
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