West Lothian
West Lothian is a town or village in West Lothian, Scotland. It has around 5 restaurants and cafés, 6 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Almondhaugh Halt, 2 km away. Covers 25 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, West Lothian is less deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
Weather
15°CCloudy
- Today: 15° / 10° · 21% rain
- Tomorrow: 16° / 11° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:45
13h 8m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
72US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · West Lothian Linlithgow High Street 2, United Kingdom
Road safety
133 reported road collisions (2024)
53 killed or seriously injured · 185 casualties · 7.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
72 food businesses within 2 miles
- 60 passed
- 1 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Almondhaugh Halt (2.0 km)
- 6 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Livingston North (2.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£228,496 average▲ 3.8% YoY
Across West Lothian · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Morrisons (3.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (3.9 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
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
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
187,240 residents in West Lothian
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 64%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)
Deprivation
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
Council control
Labour (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,085 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
1,280 jobs advertised · £36,796 avg
e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Class 1 Driver, Welder/Fabricator
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£769 median full-time weekly pay
2.7% 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
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Livingston:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s432 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership413 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office285 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth263 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test235 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Starlaw distillery · 0.7 kmStarlaw distillery is a grain whisky distillery located in Bathgate, Scotland.
Livingston railway station · 1.2 kmLivingston 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…
Pyramids (Bathgate) · 1.5 kmThe 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.
Eliburn · 2.0 kmEliburn 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)
Towns in West Lothian
- Addiewell
- Armadale
- Avonbridge
- Bathgate
- Blackburn (West Lothian)
- Blackridge
- Broxburn (West Lothian)
- East Calder
- East Whitburn
- Ecclesmachan
- Fauldhouse
- Harthill (West Lothian)
- Kirknewton
- Linlithgow
- Livingston
- Longridge (West Lothian)
- Mossend
- Polbeth
- Seafield
- Stoneyburn
- Torphichen
- Uphall
- West Calder
- Whitburn (West Lothian)
- Winchburgh