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East Calder West

Middle area

The east of the West Lothian. 4,150 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 21% of people in East Calder West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,055
1,568th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
21%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in East Calder West

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Crime across West Lothian

How East Calder West compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Population39 middle areas, West Lothian · 2021
Population: every middle area in West Lothian39 areas from 2,677 to 6,310. The middle area is 4,586. East Calder West is 4,055.
4,05514th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares39 middle areas, West Lothian · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in West Lothian39 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. East Calder West is 21.0%.
21%8th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage39 middle areas, West Lothian · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in West Lothian39 areas from 78.2% to 99.8%. The middle area is 93.4%. East Calder West is 94.7%.
94.7%15th highest
Claimant rate39 middle areas, West Lothian · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in West Lothian39 areas from 0.9% to 5.5%. The middle area is 2.6%. East Calder West is 1.9%.
1.9%joint 9th lowest

What is the population of East Calder West?

East Calder West had 4,055 usual residents at the census.

East Calder West is the 1,568th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of West Lothian

These figures are published for the whole of West Lothian, not for each middle area, so they describe all of West Lothian and not East Calder West alone. See West Lothian

Average house price
£225,439
Up 2.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,134
134th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.6×
Joint 66th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
187,240
Up 0.6% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
East Calder West in brief

East Calder West had 4,055 usual residents at the census.

About 21% of people in East Calder West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In East Calder West, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In East Calder West, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.