Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 35 min4:29 am – 10:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 0 min8:42 am – 3:42 pm
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People4,890 residentsin the Stoneyburn, Addiewell and Breich census areaMedian age 41.91,896 households57% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright35% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,106 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 58% go by car, 6% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%, Scots 1%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,312 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December79 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPate's Hillhill · 1.9 miWoodmuirwoodland · under a mileBye Law Hillhill · 2.1 miLambcatch Reservoirreservoir · 2.6 miCobbinshaw Reservoirreservoir · 3.8 miAlmond Pool Westlake · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFoulshiels Parkpark · 1.5 miAddiewell and Loganlea Memorial Gardenspark · 1.5 miBlaeberryhill Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 19 haVictoria Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes93 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200338 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202118 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.1 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,972 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation211 m692 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 175 to 259 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTippethill Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryBarclay Medical Practice-Fauldhouse1.9 miPharmacyStoneyburn Healthcare LTD2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentist61 East Main Street2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI14 miRailway stationBreichunder a mileBus stationBus TerminalLivingston6.4 miFerryHawes PierQueensferry15 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EH55 postcode district.
