# Livingston

Town in West Lothian, Scotland.

Livingston is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. About 53,929 people.

Town. Code S45000513. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian)

Livingston is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Livingston 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: 52,742** (2021). Livingston had 52,742 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 200th most 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/livingston#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Livingston 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/livingston#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.7%** (January 2026). In Livingston, 93.7% 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/livingston#f-gigabit-coverage
- **Claimant rate: 2.7%** (August 2026). In Livingston, 2.7% 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/livingston#f-claimant-rate

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S45000513) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Livingston 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=S45000513) (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 Livingston.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=S45000513) (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 Livingston.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S45000513) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Livingston had 52,742 usual residents at the census.

## How Livingston compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Livingston | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 52,742 | 8th most 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 | 93.7% | joint 51st highest | 117 towns, Scotland · Jan 2026 |
| Claimant rate | 2.7% | joint 42nd lowest | 117 towns, Scotland · Aug 2026 |

## What is the population of Livingston?

Livingston had 52,742 usual residents at the census.
Livingston is the 200th most populated of 1,209 in the UK.

## Neighbourhoods in Livingston

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Livingston Adambrae North East](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020641) | 540 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Livingston Adambrae South West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020640) | 519 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Livingston Bellsquarry East](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020639) | 726 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Livingston Bellsquarry West and Brucefield](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020638) | 562 | – | – | 92.9% |
| [Livingston Carmondean Avenues North](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020732) | 625 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Livingston Carmondean Centre and Avenues South](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020731) | 608 | – | – | 63.0% |
| [Livingston Carmondean Greens North and Deer Park](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020730) | 992 | – | – | 80.2% |
| [Livingston Carmondean Greens South](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020729) | 714 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Livingston Carmondean Parks](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020728) | 511 | – | – | 97.5% |
| [Livingston Carmondean Riggs North](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020734) | 733 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Livingston Carmondean Riggs South](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020733) | 742 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Livingston Craigshill Almondside](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020683) | 806 | – | – | 86.0% |
| [Livingston Craigshill Drives](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020684) | 880 | – | – | 97.1% |
| [Livingston Craigshill Groves East](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020688) | 911 | – | – | 89.1% |
| [Livingston Craigshill Groves West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020687) | 929 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Livingston Craigshill Streets East and Mall](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020686) | 927 | – | – | 89.7% |
| [Livingston Craigshill Streets West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020685) | 752 | – | – | 97.2% |
| [Livingston Craigshill Walks](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020689) | 1,077 | – | – | 99.3% |
| [Livingston Deans Main Street](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020726) | 832 | – | – | 92.5% |
| [Livingston Deans North](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020727) | 775 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Livingston Deans Parks Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020722) | 706 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Livingston Deans Parks North and Starlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020723) | 688 | – | – | 75.5% |
| [Livingston Deans South](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020724) | 656 | – | – | 96.1% |
| [Livingston Deans South East](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020725) | 607 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Livingston Dedridge Ambrose and Abbotsford](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020655) | 620 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Livingston Dedridge Beresford, Clement and Cedric](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020656) | 789 | – | – | 90.8% |
| [Livingston Dedridge Durward, Everard and Ivanhoe](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020657) | 792 | – | – | 99.2% |
| [Livingston Dedridge Herald, Falconer and Almondvale Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020658) | 713 | – | – | 57.9% |
| [Livingston Dedridge Kenilworth, Mowbray and Palmer](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020654) | 630 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Livingston Dedridge Norman and Peveril](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020652) | 881 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Livingston Dedridge Quentin and Nigel](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020653) | 920 | – | – | 93.8% |
| [Livingston Dedridge Staunton and Ravenswood](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020643) | 648 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Livingston Dedridge West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020642) | 544 | – | – | 92.6% |
| [Livingston Eliburn Braes](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020714) | 993 | – | – | 98.3% |
| [Livingston Eliburn Buchanan and Drumgelloch](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020706) | 761 | – | – | 99.2% |
| [Livingston Eliburn Foxknowe and Lady](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020704) | 788 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Livingston Eliburn Haymarket and Queens](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020721) | 757 | – | – | 86.2% |
| [Livingston Eliburn Longpark and Rosehill](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020700) | 540 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Livingston Eliburn Oldwood and Ballantyne](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020701) | 924 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Livingston Eliburn Peel Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020703) | 776 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Livingston Eliburn Primrose and Gavin](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020705) | 697 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Livingston Eliburn South East](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020702) | 402 | – | – | 97.4% |
| [Livingston Eliburn South West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020699) | 808 | – | – | 96.5% |
| [Livingston Eliburn Waverley Crescent](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020715) | 596 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Livingston Howden Centre North](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020694) | 676 | – | – | 80.3% |
| [Livingston Howden Centre South](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020691) | 577 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Livingston Howden North East](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020693) | 646 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Livingston Howden South East](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020692) | 821 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Livingston Howden West and Kirkton North](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020690) | 867 | – | – | 79.8% |
| [Livingston Knightsridge Cameron Way](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020718) | 730 | – | – | 82.8% |
| [Livingston Knightsridge Ferguson Way](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020719) | 800 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Livingston Knightsridge Greenwood Park](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020717) | 790 | – | – | 95.7% |
| [Livingston Knightsridge North](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020720) | 813 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Livingston Knightsridge Sutherland Way](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020716) | 706 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Livingston Ladywell Banks Central](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020711) | 672 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Livingston Ladywell Banks East](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020712) | 586 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Livingston Ladywell Banks North](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020713) | 574 | – | – | 97.1% |
| [Livingston Ladywell Banks South East](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020710) | 508 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Livingston Ladywell Banks West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020708) | 609 | – | – | 99.3% |
| [Livingston Ladywell Braes North](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020709) | 1,079 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Livingston Ladywell Braes South](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020707) | 861 | – | – | 93.2% |
| [Livingston Murieston Bankton Central](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020648) | 717 | – | – | 98.4% |
| [Livingston Murieston Bankton Park and Oakbank](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020650) | 555 | – | – | 87.1% |
| [Livingston Murieston Bankton West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020647) | 925 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Livingston Murieston Easter Bankton](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020649) | 669 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Livingston Murieston Road East](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020651) | 1,103 | – | – | 99.8% |
| [Livingston Murieston Valley East and Road West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020646) | 551 | – | – | 94.7% |
| [Livingston Murieston Valley West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020645) | 945 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Livingston Village Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020697) | 811 | – | – | 96.6% |
| [Livingston Village Kirkton](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020695) | 972 | – | – | 98.0% |
| [Livingston Village North East](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020698) | 507 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Livingston Village West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020696) | 539 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Mid Calder Centre and Almondside](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020663) | 646 | – | – | 66.0% |
| [Mid Calder North East](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020662) | 673 | – | – | 95.8% |
| [Mid Calder North West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020661) | 741 | – | – | 91.8% |
| [Mid Calder South East](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020660) | 556 | – | – | 87.9% |
| [Mid Calder South West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020659) | 600 | – | – | 97.7% |
| [Pumpherston East and Drumshoreland](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020680) | 698 | – | – | 87.5% |
| [Pumpherston South](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020678) | 620 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [Pumpherston West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020679) | 391 | – | – | 96.5% |
| [Uphall Station East and Roman Camp](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020682) | 768 | – | – | 98.8% |
| [Uphall Station West and Houstoun Industrial Estate](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020681) | 503 | – | – | 73.8% |

## 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 Livingston

[EH53](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh53), [EH54](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh54), [EH55](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh55)

## Middle areas in Livingston

[Livingston Bellsquarry, Adambrae and Dedridge West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/livingston-bellsquarry-adambrae-and-dedridge-west), [Livingston Carmondean](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/livingston-carmondean), [Livingston Craigshill](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/livingston-craigshill), [Livingston Deans](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/livingston-deans), [Livingston Dedridge East](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/livingston-dedridge-east), [Livingston Eliburn South](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/livingston-eliburn-south), [Livingston Howden](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/livingston-howden), [Livingston Knightsridge and Eliburn North](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/livingston-knightsridge-and-eliburn-north), [Livingston Ladywell](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/livingston-ladywell), [Livingston Murieston](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/livingston-murieston), [Livingston Village](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/livingston-village), [Mid Calder and Kirknewton](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/mid-calder-and-kirknewton), [Pumpherston and Uphall Station](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/pumpherston-and-uphall-station)

## Towns near Livingston

[Bathgate](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bathgate), [Broxburn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/broxburn), [Armadale](https://openindex.co.uk/town/armadale), [Whitburn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitburn), [Linlithgow](https://openindex.co.uk/town/linlithgow), [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh)

## Livingston in brief

Livingston is a town in West Lothian, Scotland.
About 53,929 people lived in Livingston in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
Livingston had 52,742 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Livingston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Livingston, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Livingston, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: S45000513
- 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: 21.55 km²
- People, mid-2024: 53,929*
- Neighbourhoods: 82
- Output areas: 404

* 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

[Bathgate](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bathgate), [Broxburn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/broxburn), [Armadale](https://openindex.co.uk/town/armadale), [Whitburn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitburn), [Linlithgow](https://openindex.co.uk/town/linlithgow), [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh)

## Latest updates for Livingston

- 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/S45000513

## How to cite

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