Harthill (West Lothian)

5°CCloudy

• Today: 9° / 4° · 56% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:30Sunset 16:27

8h 57m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Falkirk West Bridge Street, United Kingdom

165 reported road collisions (2025)

63 killed or seriously injured · 248 casualties · 8.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

61 food businesses within 2 miles

• 49 passed
• 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Blackridge (2.5 km)
• 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£225,439 average▲ 2.2% YoY

Across West Lothian · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · Asda (4.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 197.9p · Asda (4.1 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

19 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Polkemmet Country Park (1.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches6
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds4

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)

• Schools2
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,240 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£769 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% 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 59% · Nuclear 41%

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:

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government317 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth212 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately107 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills106 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK102 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Harthill Royal F.C. · 0.4 km

  Harthill Royal Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Greenrigg area of West Lothian. Previously an amateur side called Harthill Royal Bar, the club shortened their name on joining the Scottish Junior…

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  Greenrigg · 0.4 km

  Greenrigg is a hamlet that lies in the west of West Lothian, Scotland.

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  Harthill, Scotland · 0.6 km

  Harthill is a rural village split between North Lanarkshire and West Lothian in Scotland, with most of the village in North Lanarkshire. It is located about halfway between Glasgow, 21 miles to the west, and Edinburgh…

• West Benhar F.C. · 0.8 km

  West Benhar Football Club was a senior football club from the small mining settlement of West Benhar, a mile to the south west of Harthill, Scotland. There is now little left of this settlement.

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  Heart of Scotland services · 1.1 km

  Heart of Scotland services, commonly referred to as Harthill services, is a motorway service station on the M8 motorway between junctions 4a & 5, at Harthill, in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is owned by Transport S…

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  Polkemmet Country Park · 1.3 km

  Polkemmet Country Park is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the town of Whitburn in West Lothian, Scotland and east of the village of Greenrigg. It is a 3 star Visitor Attraction (Visitscotland). It is adjacent to…

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