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West Linton

West Linton is a village in Tweeddale, Scotland, with a population of around 1,530. It has around 1 pharmacy, around 1 restaurant or café, and 7 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the West Linton area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Scottish Borders area is among the least deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
Scottish Borders
County
Tweeddale
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Police force
Scotland
Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

Weather

7°COvercast

  • Today: 13° / 6° · 26% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 3° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:17Sunset 16:36

9h 19m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

43US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Auchencorth Moss, United Kingdom

Road safety

74 reported road collisions (2025)

51 killed or seriously injured · 112 casualties · 6.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

19 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 14 passed
  • 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£195,045 average▲ 3.6% YoY

Across Scottish Borders · to 2026-08

Detached£373,997
Semi-detached£230,797
Terraced£188,518
Flat£111,950

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

1 charging location within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 7 kW
  • Nearest: Whitmuir Organics (3.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches4
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

116,800 residents in Scottish Borders

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 57%
  • 65+: 28%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in Scotland

2% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 6% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

David Mundell

Conservative

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Recent votes:

  • NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative / Independent coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,915 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

8 jobs advertised · £42,705 avg

e.g. HGV Driver, Support Practitioner – Peebles, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£708 median full-time weekly pay

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

£25,427 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 60% · Nuclear 40%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile7.9
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale:

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

Notable places nearby

  • West Linton · 0.3 km

    West Linton is a village and civil parish in southern Scotland, on the A702. It is situated within the historic county of Peeblesshire and the Scottish Borders council area. Many of its residents are commuters, owing…

  • Broomlee railway station · 0.8 km

    Broomlee railway station served the village of West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland, from 1864 to 1933 on the Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway.

  • West Water Reservoir · 3.3 km

    West Water Reservoir is an artificial reservoir in the Pentland Hills, Scottish Borders, 3 kilometres west of West Linton, and 26 kilometres south west of Edinburgh. It is a drinking water reservoir for Edinburgh and…

  • Macbie Hill railway station · 3.6 km

    Macbie Hill railway station served the hamlet of Coalyburn, Peeblesshire, Scotland, from 1864 to 1933 on the Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway.

  • Romannobridge · 3.6 km

    Romannobridge is a hamlet on the Lyne Water, on the A701, in the Scottish Borders.

  • Baddinsgill · 4.3 km

    Baddinsgill is a hamlet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The Baddinsgill Reservoir is a few hundred metres north of the hamlet.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

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Frequently asked questions

Where is West Linton?
West Linton is a town in Tweeddale, Scotland, in the Scottish Borders local authority.
What is the population of West Linton?
West Linton has an approximate settlement population of 1,530.
How deprived is West Linton?
The Scottish Borders local authority, which includes West Linton, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.