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Armadale

Armadale is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, with a population of around 12,720. It has around 1 pharmacy and 5 restaurants and cafés, with 47 bus stops and Armadale railway station 1.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Armadale 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
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
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

16°COvercast

  • Today: 18° / 10° · 82% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:42

13h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Grangemouth, 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

74 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 58 passed
  • 4 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Armadale (0.6 km)
  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Armadale (1.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£228,496 average 3.8% YoY

Across West Lothian · to 2026-06

Detached£414,967
Semi-detached£231,785
Terraced£184,134
Flat£126,196

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 166.9p · Asda (11.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (11.8 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

21 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Armadale Station, Armadale (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches3
  • Playgrounds8

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
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,085 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

33 jobs advertised · £32,513 avg

e.g. Online Chemistry Tutoring Job in Armadale (West Lothian) – Flexible Schedule, Become a Maths Tutor in Armadale (West Lothian) – Flexible & Remote, Become a Primary school Tutor in Armadale (West Lothian) – Flexible & Remote

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 Bathgate and Linlithgow:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Armadale (1st station) railway station · 0.3 km

    Armadale railway station served the town of Armadale, West Lothian, Scotland from 1862 to 1956 on the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway.

  • Armadale railway station (Scotland) · 0.5 km

    Armadale railway station is a railway station serving the town of Armadale, West Lothian, Scotland. It is served by trains on the North Clyde Line.

  • Bathville · 0.7 km

    Bathville is a village in West Lothian, Scotland.

  • Tippethill House Hospital · 1.1 km

    Tippethill House Hospital is a community hospital in Armadale, West Lothian, Scotland. It is operated by NHS Lothian.

  • Armadale Academy · 1.6 km

    Armadale Academy is a secondary school in Armadale, West Lothian. Opened in 1969, the academy moved to its current location in 2009. It is split into three houses: Cochran, Honeyman, and Wood. Armadale Academy's missi…

  • Armadale, West Lothian · 1.6 km

    Armadale is a town within the county of West Lothian in the Central Belt of Scotland. It lies to the west of Bathgate and to the east of Blackridge. Armadale, formerly known as Barbauchlaw, is an ex-mining town which…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Armadale?
Armadale is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, in the West Lothian local authority.
What is the population of Armadale?
Armadale has an approximate settlement population of 12,720.
How deprived is Armadale?
The West Lothian local authority, which includes Armadale, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.