East Whitburn

11°CSunny

• Today: 16° / 10° · 13% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:45

13h 8m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

11US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · West Lothian Linlithgow High Street 2, United Kingdom

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)

81 food businesses within 2 miles

• 62 passed
• 3 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Armadale (2.8 km)
• 15 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£228,496 average▲ 3.8% YoY

Across West Lothian · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Morrisons (8.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (8.4 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

24 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Best Western Hotel, Hilcroft (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches7
• Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

187,240 residents in West Lothian

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Kirsteen Sullivan

Labour (Co-op)

Bathgate and Linlithgow

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

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

• Schools4
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,085 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

34 jobs advertised · £39,511 avg

e.g. Vehicle Maintenance Unit Engineer (Days), Online Social sciences Tutor - Part Time, Become a Engineering Tutor in East Whitburn – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 81% · Nuclear 19% · Solar 1%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

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

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  East Whitburn · 0.2 km

  East Whitburn is a small village in Scottish county of West Lothian. Bordering the mining town of Whitburn, East Whitburn has grown significantly in the past few years due to developments of large houses. It has one l…

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  Whitburn railway station · 0.2 km

  Whitburn railway station served the town of East Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland from 1850 to 1930 on the Longridge and Bathgate Extension Railway.

• Whitburn Academy · 1.1 km

  Whitburn Academy is a mixed secondary school in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland.

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  Whitburn F.C. · 1.3 km

  Whitburn Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Whitburn, West Lothian. They play their home games at Central Park and currently compete in the East of Scotland League Premier Division

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  Whitburn, West Lothian · 1.7 km

  Whitburn is a town on the south bank of the River Almond in West Lothian, Scotland, halfway between Scotlands's two largest cities, about 23 miles east of Glasgow and 22 miles west of Edinburgh. The nearest major town…

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  Foulshiels railway station · 1.8 km

  Foulshiels railway station served the villages of nearby Stoneyburn and Whitburn, Scotland, from 1850 to 1852 on the Longridge and Bathgate Extension Railway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)