West Lothian

5°CClear

• Today: 11° / 5° · 16% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 3° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:21Sunset 16:34

9h 14m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · West Lothian Linlithgow High Street 2, United Kingdom

165 reported road collisions (2025)

63 killed or seriously injured · 248 casualties · 8.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

72 food businesses within 2 miles

• 60 passed
• 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Almondhaugh Halt (2.0 km)
• 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£225,439 average▲ 2.2% YoY

Across West Lothian · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · Asda (6.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 197.9p · Asda (6.8 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

34 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Schuh (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Sports pitches5
• Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

187,240 residents in West Lothian

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in Scotland

5% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 15% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Labour (minority)

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools3
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,240 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

824 jobs advertised · £35,003 avg

e.g. Finance Analyst/Senior Finance Analyst (12 Month FTC), Automation Engineer, AMZL, Class 2 Driver

Source: Adzuna

£769 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,214 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.5
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Livingston:

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government315 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth263 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately132 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals130 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK119 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

• 
  Starlaw distillery · 0.7 km

  Starlaw distillery is a grain whisky distillery located in Bathgate, Scotland.

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  Livingston railway station · 1.2 km

  Livingston railway station was a railway station which served the village of Livingston and the community of Livingston Station, both of which were later amalgamated into the new town of Livingston in West Lothian, Sc…

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  Pyramids (Bathgate) · 1.5 km

  The Pyramids are a land sculpture alongside the M8 motorway at Bathgate.

• Boghall · 1.6 km

  Boghall is a Council Estate built in the early 1960s in West Lothian, Scotland just to the east of Bathgate.

• Bathgate Academy · 2.0 km

  Bathgate Academy is a mixed secondary school in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, also serving the nearby town of Blackburn.

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  Eliburn · 2.0 km

  Eliburn is an area, primarily residential, in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. Eliburn is bordered by Deans to the north, Ladywell to the east and Livingston Village to the south.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)