# Broxburn

Town in West Lothian, Scotland.

Broxburn is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. About 10,511 people.

Town. Code S45000133. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian)

Broxburn is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Broxburn add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Population: 10,407** (2021). Broxburn had 10,407 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 254th least populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/broxburn#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Broxburn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/broxburn#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.8%** (January 2026). In Broxburn, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/broxburn#f-gigabit-coverage
- **Claimant rate: 2.0%** (August 2026). In Broxburn, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/broxburn#f-claimant-rate

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S45000133) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Broxburn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=S45000133) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of West Lothian, where most of this town lies. The outline is Broxburn.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=S45000133) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of West Lothian, where most of this town lies. The outline is Broxburn.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S45000133) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Broxburn had 10,407 usual residents at the census.

## How Broxburn compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Broxburn | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 10,407 | 34th least populated | 117 towns, Scotland · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 117 towns, Scotland · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.8% | 15th highest | 117 towns, Scotland · Jan 2026 |
| Claimant rate | 2.0% | joint 20th lowest | 117 towns, Scotland · Aug 2026 |

## What is the population of Broxburn?

Broxburn had 10,407 usual residents at the census.
Broxburn is the 254th least populated of 1,209 in the UK.

## Neighbourhoods in Broxburn

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Broxburn Aitken Orr Drive](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020872) | 634 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Broxburn East Mains and Burnside](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020873) | 994 | – | – | 79.2% |
| [Broxburn Greendykes Road](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020871) | 676 | – | – | 96.9% |
| [Broxburn Holygate and Parklands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020867) | 573 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Broxburn Kirkhill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020852) | 494 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Broxburn Kirkhill Centre West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020855) | 630 | – | – | 96.9% |
| [Broxburn Kirkhill North East](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020853) | 572 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Broxburn Kirkhill North West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020856) | 521 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Broxburn Kirkhill South East and Strathbrock North](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020850) | 783 | – | – | 97.2% |
| [Broxburn Kirkhill South West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020851) | 707 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Broxburn Old Town](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020869) | 552 | – | – | 95.8% |
| [Broxburn Port Buchan North, Greendykes and Niddry](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020854) | 742 | – | – | 98.0% |
| [Broxburn Port Buchan South](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020870) | 785 | – | – | 96.0% |
| [Broxburn Station Road](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020868) | 544 | – | – | 98.6% |
| [Broxburn Strathbrock East](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020866) | 546 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Broxburn Strathbrock South](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020865) | 652 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Broxburn Strathbrock West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020864) | 592 | – | – | 99.5% |

## Your MP

- [Livingston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/livingston): Gregor Poynton (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian)

## Postcode districts covering Broxburn

[EH52](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh52)

## Middle areas in Broxburn

[Broxburn East](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/broxburn-east), [Broxburn Kirkhill](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/broxburn-kirkhill), [Broxburn South](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/broxburn-south)

## Towns near Broxburn

[Livingston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/livingston), [Queensferry](https://openindex.co.uk/town/queensferry), [Linlithgow](https://openindex.co.uk/town/linlithgow), [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh), [Bathgate](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bathgate), [Rosyth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rosyth)

## Broxburn in brief

Broxburn is a town in West Lothian, Scotland.
About 10,511 people lived in Broxburn in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
Broxburn had 10,407 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Broxburn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Broxburn, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Broxburn, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: S45000133
- Constituency: [Livingston †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/livingston)
- Council: [West Lothian †](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian)
- Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)
- Area: 3.53 km²
- People, mid-2024: 10,511*
- Neighbourhoods: 17
- Output areas: 86

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Livingston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/livingston), [Queensferry](https://openindex.co.uk/town/queensferry), [Linlithgow](https://openindex.co.uk/town/linlithgow), [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh), [Bathgate](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bathgate), [Rosyth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rosyth)

## Latest updates for Broxburn

- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S45000133

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/broxburn, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/broxburn#f-population.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/broxburn