Broxburn (West Lothian)
Broxburn (West Lothian) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It features 3 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and 14 restaurants and cafés, along with 27 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Laird's Halt, situated 2.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Broxburn (West Lothian) 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
14°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 19° / 10° · 79% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:38Sunset 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
2US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · West Lothian Broxburn, 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
80 food businesses within 2 miles
- 62 passed
- 1 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Laird's Halt (2.1 km)
- 27 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Uphall (2.5 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: 161.9p · Morrisons (9.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Morrisons (9.7 km)
10 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
37 charging locations within ~8 km
- 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Lidl - Broxburn (0.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres5
- Sports pitches19
- Playgrounds13
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
Your MP
Gregor Poynton
Labour
Livingston
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens7
- Restaurants & cafés17
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,085 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
133 jobs advertised · £34,610 avg
e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Hotel Kitchen - Team Member, Commercial Tyre Technician - Mobile
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
Grid electricity
100% low-carbon electricity
Wind 89% · Nuclear 10% · Solar 1%
0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO
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
Broxburn · 0.2 kmBroxburn is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It is 12 miles (19 km) from the West End of Edinburgh, 5 miles (8.0 km) from Edinburgh Airport and 5 miles (8.0 km) to the north of Livingston. Originally a village known…
- Sports Park, Broxburn · 0.2 km
Sports Park was a football ground in Broxburn, West Lothian in Scotland. It was the home ground of Broxburn United.
Broxburn Athletic F.C. · 0.3 kmBroxburn Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Broxburn in West Lothian. They play their home games at Albyn Park. The team currently competes in the Lowland League East, the fifth ti…
- Our Lady's High School, Broxburn · 0.8 km
Our Lady's High School, Broxburn was a Roman Catholic High School located in the western part of Broxburn, West Lothian in Scotland. The student occupied its premises beginning in 1969. It was a state-funded high scho…
- Kwik Fit · 1.1 km
Kwik Fit is a car servicing and repair company in the United Kingdom. As of September 2026, there are over six hundred Kwik Fit locations in the United Kingdom. Kwik Fit also has locations in continental Europe.
- Broxburn Academy · 1.1 km
Broxburn Academy is a secondary school in Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Broxburn (West Lothian)?
- Broxburn (West Lothian) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, in the West Lothian local authority.
- How deprived is Broxburn (West Lothian)?
- The West Lothian local authority, which includes Broxburn (West Lothian), is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.