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West Calder Central

Neighbourhood

The south east of the West Lothian. 805 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In West Calder Central, 79.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
722
Joint 7,209th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.0%
Joint 19,024th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 is published for the 2011 Data Zones, whose boundaries differ from this neighbourhood’s, so it has no figure for West Calder Central. See deprivation across West Lothian

How West Calder Central compares

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

West Calder CentralMiddle
Population257 neighbourhoods, West Lothian · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in West Lothian257 areas from 391 to 1,277. The middle area is 694. West Calder Central is 722.
722106th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage257 neighbourhoods, West Lothian · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in West Lothian257 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.0%. West Calder Central is 79.0%.
79.0%18th lowest
Claimant rate241 neighbourhoods, West Lothian · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in West Lothian241 areas from 0.0% to 10.0%. The middle area is 2.6%. West Calder Central is 2.9%.
2.9%104th highest
Aged 15 to 64257 neighbourhoods, West Lothian · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in West Lothian257 areas from 48.3% to 77.9%. The middle area is 65.2%. West Calder Central is 62.0%.
62.0%joint 58th lowest

What is the population of West Calder Central?

West Calder Central had 722 usual residents at the census.

West Calder Central is the joint 7,209th least populated of 46,844 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of West Lothian

These figures are published for the whole of West Lothian, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of West Lothian and not West Calder Central 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
West Calder Central in brief

West Calder Central had 722 usual residents at the census.

In West Calder Central, 79.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In West Calder Central, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.0% of residents in West Calder Central were aged 15 to 64 at the census.