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Blackburn Centre South

Neighbourhood

The middle of the West Lothian. 823 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Blackburn Centre South, 86.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
804
Joint 8,637th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.3%
Joint 23,082nd highest 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 Blackburn Centre South. See deprivation across West Lothian

How Blackburn Centre South compares

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

Blackburn Centre SouthMiddle
Population257 neighbourhoods, West Lothian · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in West Lothian257 areas from 391 to 1,277. The middle area is 694. Blackburn Centre South is 804.
804joint 61st 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%. Blackburn Centre South is 86.2%.
86.2%joint 40th 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%. Blackburn Centre South is 3.8%.
3.8%joint 67th 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%. Blackburn Centre South is 63.3%.
63.3%joint 82nd lowest

What is the population of Blackburn Centre South?

Blackburn Centre South had 804 usual residents at the census.

Blackburn Centre South is the joint 8,637th 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 Blackburn Centre South 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
Blackburn Centre South in brief

Blackburn Centre South had 804 usual residents at the census.

In Blackburn Centre South, 86.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Blackburn Centre South, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.3% of residents in Blackburn Centre South were aged 15 to 64 at the census.