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
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
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:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s393 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership386 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office262 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test228 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth212 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
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 kmArmadale railway station is a railway station serving the town of Armadale, West Lothian, Scotland. It is served by trains on the North Clyde Line.

- 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 kmArmadale 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)
Nearby towns
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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.