Harthill (West Lothian)
Harthill (West Lothian) is a town or village in West Lothian, Scotland. It has around 7 restaurants and cafés and 1 pharmacy. There are 10 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Blackridge, 2.5 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Harthill (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
- Linlithgow and East Falkirk
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
13°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 12° · 71% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:37
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
53US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Falkirk West Bridge Street, 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
61 food businesses within 2 miles
- 48 passed
- 3 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Blackridge (2.5 km)
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Blackridge (2.4 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: 167.9p · Morrisons (7.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Asda (3.4 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
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
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches6
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds4
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
Kirsteen Sullivan
Labour (Co-op)
Bathgate and Linlithgow
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure 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
- Schools2
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,085 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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 71% · Nuclear 29%
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 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
Harthill Royal F.C. · 0.4 kmHarthill 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…

Harthill, Scotland · 0.6 kmHarthill 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.
Heart of Scotland services · 1.1 kmHeart 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…
Polkemmet Country Park · 1.3 kmPolkemmet 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…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Harthill (West Lothian)?
- Harthill (West Lothian) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, in the West Lothian local authority.
- How deprived is Harthill (West Lothian)?
- The West Lothian local authority, which includes Harthill (West Lothian), is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.