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County or areaWest Lothian
Postcode districtEH48
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 36 min4:29 am – 10:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 59 min8:43 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,830 residentsin the Blackridge, Westfield and Torphichen census areaMedian age 46.01,632 households73% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright21% social rented, 6% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 1,964 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, public administration and defence 9%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 58% go by car, 5% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle30% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,116 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October65 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 8°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 landmarksWestcraigs Hillhill · under a mileCrowns Hillhill · under a mileBarbauchlaw Glenglen · 1.5 miLin Mill Fallwaterfall · 3.1 miBlack Lochlake · 3.1 miForrestburn Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miBlawhorn Woodwoodland · 1.1 miBarn Woodwoodland · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBeechbrae Woodpark · under a mile · 12 haBedlormie Neighborhood Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haPolkemmet Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 68 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes95 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200333 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202122 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.4 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.4 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 broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,751 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation183 m600 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 168 to 248 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTippethill Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryForestbank Medical Partnership1.9 miPharmacyMk Pharmacare LTD2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSmiles Plus2.3 miPolice stationArmadale Police2.2 miCash machineSmart Ways, Blackridgeunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBlackridge Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryArmadale Academy1.7 miPrimaryGreenrigg Primary School1.8 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI16 miRailway stationBlackridgeunder a mileBus stationBus StationFalkirk7.8 miFerryRosyth Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops21 within a mileEV chargingTesla SuperchargerBathgate2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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