# Linlithgow

Town in West Lothian, Scotland.

Linlithgow is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. About 11,407 people.

Town. Code S45000509. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian)

Linlithgow is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Linlithgow 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: 11,518** (2021). Linlithgow had 11,518 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 324th 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/linlithgow#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 55%** (2022). About 55% of people in Linlithgow 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/linlithgow#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.2%** (January 2026). In Linlithgow, 89.2% 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/linlithgow#f-gigabit-coverage
- **Claimant rate: 1.4%** (August 2026). In Linlithgow, 1.4% 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/linlithgow#f-claimant-rate

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S45000509) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 55% of people in Linlithgow 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=S45000509) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of West Lothian, where most of this town lies. The outline is Linlithgow.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=S45000509) (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 Linlithgow.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S45000509) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Linlithgow had 11,518 usual residents at the census.

## How Linlithgow compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Linlithgow | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 11,518 | 43rd least populated | 117 towns, Scotland · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 55% | 25th most people in radon Affected Areas | 117 towns, Scotland · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.2% | 31st lowest | 117 towns, Scotland · Jan 2026 |
| Claimant rate | 1.4% | joint 8th lowest | 117 towns, Scotland · Aug 2026 |

## What is the population of Linlithgow?

Linlithgow had 11,518 usual residents at the census.
Linlithgow is the 324th least populated of 1,209 in the UK.

## Neighbourhoods in Linlithgow

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Linlithgow Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020825) | 620 | – | – | 76.4% |
| [Linlithgow Braehead Drive](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020824) | 805 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Linlithgow Bridge Falkirk Road](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020831) | 627 | – | – | 93.7% |
| [Linlithgow Bridge North East](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020833) | 628 | – | – | 73.4% |
| [Linlithgow Bridge North West and Mill Road](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020835) | 546 | – | – | 96.0% |
| [Linlithgow Bridge South West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020830) | 681 | – | – | 93.5% |
| [Linlithgow Bridge West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020834) | 694 | – | – | 93.1% |
| [Linlithgow Clarendon, St Magdalene's and Kingscavil](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020829) | 863 | – | – | 69.4% |
| [Linlithgow High Port and Barron's Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020836) | 718 | – | – | 73.0% |
| [Linlithgow High Street and Low Port](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020832) | 885 | – | – | 64.5% |
| [Linlithgow Kettilstoun Mains](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020823) | 572 | – | – | 99.1% |
| [Linlithgow Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020826) | 592 | – | – | 98.3% |
| [Linlithgow Priory Road](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020827) | 845 | – | – | 99.2% |
| [Linlithgow Riccarton Drive](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020828) | 933 | – | – | 95.9% |
| [Linlithgow Springfield Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020838) | 535 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Linlithgow Springfield North and Bonnytoun](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020840) | 815 | – | – | 95.7% |
| [Linlithgow Springfield South East](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020839) | 757 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Linlithgow Springfield South West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020837) | 582 | – | – | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Bathgate and Linlithgow](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bathgate-and-linlithgow): Kirsteen Sullivan (Labour (Co-op)), 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 Linlithgow

[EH49](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh49)

## Middle areas in Linlithgow

[Linlithgow High Street and Linlithgow Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/linlithgow-high-street-and-linlithgow-bridge), [Linlithgow South and Bathgate Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/linlithgow-south-and-bathgate-hills), [Linlithgow Springfield](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/linlithgow-springfield)

## Towns near Linlithgow

[Bo'ness](https://openindex.co.uk/town/boness), [Grangemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/grangemouth), [Brightons, Redding and Maddiston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brightons-redding-and-maddiston), [Livingston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/livingston), [Broxburn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/broxburn), [Bathgate](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bathgate)

## Linlithgow in brief

Linlithgow is a town in West Lothian, Scotland.
About 11,407 people lived in Linlithgow in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
Linlithgow had 11,518 usual residents at the census.
About 55% of people in Linlithgow live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Linlithgow, 89.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Linlithgow, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: S45000509
- Constituency: [Bathgate and Linlithgow †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bathgate-and-linlithgow)
- Council: [West Lothian †](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian)
- Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)
- Area: 3.96 km²
- People, mid-2024: 11,407*
- Neighbourhoods: 18
- Output areas: 94

* 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

[Bo'ness](https://openindex.co.uk/town/boness), [Grangemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/grangemouth), [Brightons, Redding and Maddiston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brightons-redding-and-maddiston), [Livingston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/livingston), [Broxburn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/broxburn), [Bathgate](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bathgate)

## Latest updates for Linlithgow

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S45000509

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/linlithgow, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/linlithgow#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 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/linlithgow