Ratho

14°CCloudy

• Today: 21° / 12° · 61% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:36

12h 55m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

41US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · West Lothian Broxburn, United Kingdom

481 reported road collisions (2024)

154 killed or seriously injured · 610 casualties · 9.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

54 food businesses within 2 miles

• 52 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Edinburgh Gateway (4.6 km)
• 15 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£303,067 average▲ 3.3% YoY

Across City of Edinburgh · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 158.7p · Asda (8.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (8.6 km)

16 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

48 charging locations within ~8 km

• 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Scottish Midland Co-operative Society Ltd, Newbridge (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Sports pitches5
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• City Art Centre showcases most recent additions to Fine Art collection· 11 Sept 2026
• Leader's report - September 2026· 11 Sept 2026
• Bespoke sett restoration project to begin on St Mary’s Street· 11 Sept 2026
• Next phase of tram network expansion agreed· 10 Sept 2026
• 2300 children take part in Scotland's biggest outdoor learning event· 10 Sept 2026

Source: City of Edinburgh Council

531,370 residents in City of Edinburgh

• Under 16: 14%
• 16–64: 70%
• 65+: 16%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in Scotland

5% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 12% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Christine Jardine

Liberal Democrat

Edinburgh West

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 11
• Con 10
• LD 14
• Grn 11
• Oth 15

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

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens10
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

23,420 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

10 jobs advertised · £19,760 avg

e.g. Self Employed Courier, Freelance Driver, Self Employed Delivery Driver

Source: Adzuna

£820 median full-time weekly pay

2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£31,043 disposable income per head (2024)

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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 79% · Nuclear 21%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.7
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Edinburgh West:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s429 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership403 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test200 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office178 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth164 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Ratho · 0.4 km

  Ratho is a village in the rural west part of the City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland. Its population at the 2011 census was 1,634 based on the 2010 definition of the locality. It was formerly in the old county of…

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  Edinburgh International Climbing Arena · 0.9 km

  Edinburgh International Climbing Arena is an adventure sports facility located in Ratho, near Edinburgh, Scotland. Built in a disused quarry, it is one of the largest indoor climbing walls in the world.

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  Lost Shore Surf Resort · 0.9 km

  Lost Shore is an inland surfing resort and local tourist attraction located in Ratho, Scotland, west of Edinburgh city centre and south of Edinburgh airport and Edinburgh International Climbing arena. The resort incor…

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  Ratho railway station · 1.5 km

  Ratho railway stations served the village of Ratho, historically in the county of Midlothian, Scotland from 1842 to 1951 on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and the North British Railway.

• Ratho rail crash · 1.6 km

  The Ratho Rail crash occurred on 3 January 1917 and killed 12 people. It occurred near Ratho Station in Scotland when an express collided with a light engine in stormy weather.

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  Ratho Station · 1.7 km

  Ratho Station is a commuter village of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, located in Edinburgh council area. It is located south of Edinburgh Airport; the community has a population of approximately 600. About 300 ho…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)