Livingston
Livingston is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, with a population of around 56,840. It has around 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and around 45 restaurants and cafés, with 46 bus stops and Livingston South railway station 1.5 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Livingston 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
5°CCloudy
- Today: 9° / 4° · 61% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:29Sunset 16:25
8h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
22US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · West Lothian Broxburn, United Kingdom
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
358 food businesses within 2 miles
- 273 passed
- 2 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Livingston North (1.3 km)
- 30 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Livingston North (1.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£225,439 average▲ 2.2% YoY
Across West Lothian · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 169.9p · Asda (2.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 197.9p · Asda (10.6 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
28 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Best Western Hilcroft Hotel (1.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms2
- Sports pitches33
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds31
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
- Schools12
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens18
- Restaurants & cafés20
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,240 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
453 jobs advertised · £36,528 avg
e.g. Field Sales Representative, FLT Counterbalance Driver, Shift Manager
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
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:
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government315 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth263 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately132 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals130 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK119 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Inveralmond Community High School · 0.3 kmInveralmond Community High School is a six-year, mixed comprehensive school in Ladywell, Livingston. It serves six primary schools in its catchment area: Harrysmuir Primary, Livingston Village Primary, Toronto Primary…
Knightsridge · 0.5 kmKnightsridge is an area of the town of Livingston in West Lothian, Scotland. Knightsridge lies to the north of the town.
Ladywell, Livingston · 0.6 kmLadywell is an area, primarily residential in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. It is bordered to the north by Knightsridge, to the south by Howden, to the west by Eliburn and to the east by the A899 road.
- Cedarbank School · 0.8 km
Cedarbank School is a secondary school based in Dedrige, Livingston, Scotland for people with special needs, and it has up to 100 pupils at a time. It has four classes for people with autism, and the classes are name…
Livingston (UK Parliament constituency) · 1.0 kmLivingston is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, to which it returns one Member of Parliament (MP). Elections are held using the first-past-the-post voting system. I…
- Livingston (Scottish Parliament constituency) · 1.0 km
Livingston was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality method of election.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Livingston?
- Livingston is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, in the West Lothian local authority.
- What is the population of Livingston?
- Livingston has an approximate settlement population of 56,840.
- How deprived is Livingston?
- The West Lothian local authority, which includes Livingston, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.