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
18°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 18° / 10° · 80% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 9° · 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
4US 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
256 food businesses within 2 miles
- 209 passed
- 4 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
£228,496 average▲ 3.8% YoY
Across West Lothian · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 166.9p · Asda (2.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (2.3 km)
12 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
29 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 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
6,085 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
620 jobs advertised · £39,271 avg
e.g. Sales Manager - Livingston, Multi Drop Delivery Driver, Welder/Fabricator
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
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
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.