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Dechmont, Bangour, Ecclesmachan and Oatridge

Neighbourhood

The north east of the West Lothian. 1,098 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 18 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Dechmont, Bangour, Ecclesmachan and Oatridge, 32.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
1,094
Joint 11,368th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
32.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.6%
Joint 13,065th 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 Dechmont, Bangour, Ecclesmachan and Oatridge. See deprivation across West Lothian

How Dechmont, Bangour, Ecclesmachan and Oatridge compares

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

Dechmont, Bangour, Ecclesmachan and OatridgeMiddle
Population257 neighbourhoods, West Lothian · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in West Lothian257 areas from 391 to 1,277. The middle area is 694. Dechmont, Bangour, Ecclesmachan and Oatridge is 1,094.
1,0946th 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%. Dechmont, Bangour, Ecclesmachan and Oatridge is 32.2%.
32.2%3rd 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%. Dechmont, Bangour, Ecclesmachan and Oatridge is 1.4%.
1.4%joint 54th lowest
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%. Dechmont, Bangour, Ecclesmachan and Oatridge is 66.6%.
66.6%joint 93rd highest

What is the population of Dechmont, Bangour, Ecclesmachan and Oatridge?

Dechmont, Bangour, Ecclesmachan and Oatridge had 1,094 usual residents at the census.

Dechmont, Bangour, Ecclesmachan and Oatridge is the joint 11,368th 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 Dechmont, Bangour, Ecclesmachan and Oatridge 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
Dechmont, Bangour, Ecclesmachan and Oatridge in brief

Dechmont, Bangour, Ecclesmachan and Oatridge had 1,094 usual residents at the census.

In Dechmont, Bangour, Ecclesmachan and Oatridge, 32.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Dechmont, Bangour, Ecclesmachan and Oatridge, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

66.6% of residents in Dechmont, Bangour, Ecclesmachan and Oatridge were aged 15 to 64 at the census.