Addiewell
Addiewell is a village in West Lothian, Scotland. It has around 2 schools, 12 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Addiewell, 0.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Addiewell area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the West Lothian area is less deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
- Council
- West Lothian
- County
- West Lothian
- Constituency
- Livingston
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
17°COvercast
- Today: 17° / 9° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 12° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:39
12h 59m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
31US AQI · Good
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
35 food businesses within 2 miles
- 28 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Addiewell (0.3 km)
- 12 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Addiewell (0.3 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: 166.9p · Asda (7.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (7.1 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
33 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Rca Garage Services, Stonyburn (1.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches8
- Playgrounds6
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
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Parks & greens4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,085 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
4 jobs advertised
e.g. Online Social sciences Tutoring Job in Addiewell – Flexible Schedule, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Addiewell – Flexible Schedule, Class 1 Tramper
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
HM Prison Addiewell · 0.3 kmHMP Addiewell is a private prison near the village of Addiewell in West Lothian, Scotland. HMP Addiewell is operated by Sodexo Justice Services and contracted to the Scottish Prison Service. The prison holds adult mal…
Addiewell railway station · 0.3 kmAddiewell railway station is a railway station serving Addiewell in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the Shotts Line from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts.
Addiewell · 0.6 kmAddiewell is a former mining village in the Scottish council area of West Lothian. Historically it lies within the County of Midlothian. A new prison, HMP Addiewell, opened in 2008.
Loganlea, West Lothian · 1.3 kmLoganlea is a village in West Lothian, Scotland. The village is immediately west of Addiewell and has a close association with that village as both are former mining communities. The village lies to the south of Breic…
Burngrange mining disaster · 1.4 kmBurngrange is an area of the Scottish village West Calder. Situated at the far west of the village it mainly consists of housing constructed for the areas mining industry in the early 20th century. On 10 January 1947,…
Stoneyburn · 1.7 kmStoneyburn is a village in West Lothian, Scotland. The village was the site of a large coalmine, since discontinued. Nearby towns include Bathgate, Whitburn, Addiewell and Blackburn. Around two thousand people inhabit…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Addiewell?
- Addiewell is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, in the West Lothian local authority.
- How deprived is Addiewell?
- The West Lothian local authority, which includes Addiewell, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.