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Blackridge East and Westrigg

Neighbourhood

The west of the West Lothian. 544 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Blackridge East and Westrigg, 89.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
558
Joint 3,714th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.1%
Joint 19,336th 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 Blackridge East and Westrigg. See deprivation across West Lothian

How Blackridge East and Westrigg compares

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

Blackridge East and WestriggMiddle
Population257 neighbourhoods, West Lothian · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in West Lothian257 areas from 391 to 1,277. The middle area is 694. Blackridge East and Westrigg is 558.
55845th least 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%. Blackridge East and Westrigg is 89.0%.
89.0%joint 53rd 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%. Blackridge East and Westrigg is 4.5%.
4.5%joint 39th 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%. Blackridge East and Westrigg is 62.1%.
62.1%joint 60th lowest

What is the population of Blackridge East and Westrigg?

Blackridge East and Westrigg had 558 usual residents at the census.

Blackridge East and Westrigg is the joint 3,714th 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 Blackridge East and Westrigg 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
Blackridge East and Westrigg in brief

Blackridge East and Westrigg had 558 usual residents at the census.

In Blackridge East and Westrigg, 89.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Blackridge East and Westrigg, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.1% of residents in Blackridge East and Westrigg were aged 15 to 64 at the census.