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County or areaWest Lothian
Postcode districtEH55
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 35 min4:28 am – 10:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 59 min8:42 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,774 residentsin the West Calder and Polbeth census areaMedian age 43.62,623 households59% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright29% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 2,857 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 56% go by car, 6% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,003 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January71 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 9°CNDecember: 0 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLimefield Glenglen · under a mileAlmond Pool Westlake · 1.5 miAlmond Pool Eastlake · 1.6 miLinn Jawwaterfall · 2.1 miFive Sisters Binghill · 1.5 miCow Hillhill · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLimefield Recreation Parkpark · within reach · 10 haEnnis Neighbourhood Parkpark · under a mileCampbridge Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 3 haBankton Mains Parkplaying field · 1.4 mi · 24 haLivingston Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.4 mi · 4 haKillandean Community Allotment Gardensallotments · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes90 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200340 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202114 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.6 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,048 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation160 m525 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 127 to 198 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt John's Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryWest Calder Medical Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyRight Medicine Pharmacy Limited6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBellsquarry Dentistry1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimarySt Mary's RC Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryWest Calder High Schoolunder a milePrimaryBellsquarry Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI9.2 miRailway stationWest Calderunder a mileBus stationBus TerminalLivingston1.9 miFerryHawes PierQueensferry11 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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