Torphichen

14°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 19° / 12° · 88% rain
• Tomorrow: 16° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:37

12h 55m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US 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)

2 food businesses within 2 miles

• 2 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Bathgate (4.3 km)
• 4 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: 166.9p · Asda (10.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (10.6 km)

16 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

26 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Gideon Street Car Park (3.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches5
• Playgrounds2

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)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,085 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

14 jobs advertised · £28,027 avg

e.g. Delivery Driver, Blinds and Curtains Installer, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Torphichen – Flexible Schedule

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 75% · Nuclear 23% · Solar 2%

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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  Torphichen · 0.1 km

  Torphichen is a historic small village located north of Bathgate in West Lothian, Scotland. The village is approximately 18 miles (29 km) west of Edinburgh, 7 miles (11 km) south-east of Falkirk and 4 miles (6.4 km) s…

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  Torphichen Preceptory · 0.2 km

  Torphichen Preceptory is a church in the village of Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland. It comprises the remains of the preceptory (headquarters) of the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in Scot…

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  Cairnpapple Hill · 2.1 km

  Cairnpapple Hill is a hill with a dominating position in central lowland Scotland with views from coast to coast. It was used and re-used as a major ritual site for around 4,000 years, and in its day would have been c…

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  Ballencrief Toll · 2.4 km

  Ballencrief Toll is a settlement in West Lothian, Scotland. It lies just beyond the northern edge of the town of Bathgate, on the B792 road towards Torphichen.

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  Hilderston, West Lothian · 2.6 km

  Hilderston or Hilderstone in West Lothian, Scotland, was the site of the discovery of a vein of silver in 1606 and a mining operation that attracted international interest. King James used rumours of a silver bonanza…

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  Carribber Castle · 2.7 km

  Carribber Castle, also known as Carriber Castle or Rob Gibb's Castle, is a ruined castle located near Linlithgow in West Lothian, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)