# Whitburn

Town in West Lothian, Scotland.

Whitburn is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. About 11,410 people.

Town. Code S45000813. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian)

Whitburn is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Whitburn 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: 11,287** (2021). Whitburn had 11,287 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 310th 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/whitburn#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Whitburn 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/whitburn#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.3%** (January 2026). In Whitburn, 93.3% 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/whitburn#f-gigabit-coverage
- **Claimant rate: 3.9%** (August 2026). In Whitburn, 3.9% 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/whitburn#f-claimant-rate

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=S45000813) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Whitburn 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=S45000813) (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 Whitburn.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count#place=S45000813) (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 Whitburn.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=S45000813) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Whitburn had 11,287 usual residents at the census.

## How Whitburn compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Whitburn | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 11,287 | 42nd 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 | 93.3% | joint 55th highest | 117 towns, Scotland · Jan 2026 |
| Claimant rate | 3.9% | joint 24th highest | 117 towns, Scotland · Aug 2026 |

## What is the population of Whitburn?

Whitburn had 11,287 usual residents at the census.
Whitburn is the 310th least populated of 1,209 in the UK.

## Neighbourhoods in Whitburn

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Whitburn Blaeberry and Foulshiels](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020746) | 678 | – | – | 95.2% |
| [Whitburn Brown Street](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020753) | 876 | – | – | 99.8% |
| [Whitburn Dean Street](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020758) | 571 | – | – | 97.6% |
| [Whitburn Dixon Road and Burnhouse](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020754) | 614 | – | – | 96.1% |
| [Whitburn Drysdale Avenue](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020759) | 770 | – | – | 82.9% |
| [Whitburn East Main Street](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020750) | 828 | – | – | 91.4% |
| [Whitburn Gardner Crescent](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020755) | 769 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Whitburn Glenisla Court](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020747) | 801 | – | – | 99.7% |
| [Whitburn Heartlands North](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020762) | 954 | – | – | 99.2% |
| [Whitburn Heartlands South and Rural West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020763) | 937 | – | – | 95.9% |
| [Whitburn Kepscaith](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020760) | 865 | – | – | 87.2% |
| [Whitburn Lomond Crescent](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020757) | 427 | – | – | 94.2% |
| [Whitburn Netherton Grove](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020761) | 671 | – | – | 65.1% |
| [Whitburn Union Drive](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020756) | 893 | – | – | 98.9% |
| [Whitburn War Memorial](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020752) | 621 | – | – | 88.9% |
| [Whitburn Whitdale School](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/neighbourhood/s01020751) | 698 | – | – | 97.3% |

## 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 Whitburn

[EH47](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/eh47)

## Middle areas in Whitburn

[Whitburn Central](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/whitburn-central), [Whitburn West and Greenrigg](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/whitburn-west-and-greenrigg), [Whitburn Whitdale, East Whitburn and Longridge](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian/whitburn-whitdale-east-whitburn-and-longridge)

## Towns near Whitburn

[Bathgate](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bathgate), [Armadale](https://openindex.co.uk/town/armadale), [Shotts](https://openindex.co.uk/town/shotts), [Livingston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/livingston), [Brightons, Redding and Maddiston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brightons-redding-and-maddiston), [Linlithgow](https://openindex.co.uk/town/linlithgow)

## Whitburn in brief

Whitburn is a town in West Lothian, Scotland.
About 11,410 people lived in Whitburn in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
Whitburn had 11,287 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Whitburn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Whitburn, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Whitburn, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: S45000813
- 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: 3.22 km²
- People, mid-2024: 11,410*
- Neighbourhoods: 16
- Output areas: 103

* 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), [Armadale](https://openindex.co.uk/town/armadale), [Shotts](https://openindex.co.uk/town/shotts), [Livingston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/livingston), [Brightons, Redding and Maddiston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brightons-redding-and-maddiston), [Linlithgow](https://openindex.co.uk/town/linlithgow)

## Latest updates for Whitburn

- 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/S45000813

## How to cite

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

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/whitburn