Sources for West Lothian
Council areaCentral Scotland. 187,240 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 429 square kilometres.
Every dataset behind the figures on West Lothian’s pages, with its publisher, licence and edition.
British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency
Edition: Indicative Atlas of Radon: GB v3, NI v1, published 1 December 2022
Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2022. Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022. Contains OS data © Crown copyright 2020. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Department for Education
Edition: edubasealldata20261015.csv, published 15 October 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools.
Department for Education
Edition: Performance tables: KS2 2024/25, KS4 2025/26, published 15 October 2026
Source: Department for Education, school performance tables. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Edition: Background maps 2025 (CMAQ-Urban, 1 km), published 9 October 2026
Source: Defra, modelled background air pollution maps. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Department for Transport
Edition: Stops.csv
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Transport, National Public Transport Access Nodes (NaPTAN).
Department for Transport
Edition: 2021-2025, published 30 July 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Transport, road safety data (STATS19).
People killed or seriously injured on roads, Reported road collisions per 1,000 people, Road collisions
Geolytix
Edition: Retail Points v46 (2026-06)
Contains GEOLYTIX Retail Points data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2021. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2021.
UK House Price Index
OGL-3.0HM Land Registry, Registers of Scotland, Land & Property Services Northern Ireland and the Office for National Statistics
Edition: Average-prices-2026-07.csv + UK-HPI-full-file-2026-07.csv, published 16 September 2026
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Average house price, Annual price change, Detached house price, Flat price, Semi-detached house price, Terraced house price, House sales per month, House price to pay
House of Commons Library
Edition: General election 2024, candidate-level results, published 4 July 2024
Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results.
Majority, 2024 general election, Conservative vote share, 2024 general election, Labour vote share, 2024 general election, Liberal Democrat vote share, 2024 general election, Reform UK vote share, 2024 general election, SNP vote share, 2024 general election, Turnout, 2024 general election
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Edition: Band_D_2026-27.ods + Table_10_2026-27.ods + Tables_1-9_2026-27.ods, published 22 April 2026
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax statistics. Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Scotland's Census 2022
OGL-3.0National Records of Scotland
Edition: Scotland's Census 2022 bulk tables, July 2026, published 21 July 2026
Source: National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census 2022. Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Aged 15 to 64, Aged 65 and over, Aged under 15, Born outside the UK, Disability, Good or very good health, Households, Households without a car or van, Owner-occupied homes, Population density, Population, Private rented homes, Social rented homes
NHS England Organisation Data Service
Edition: epraccur fetched 2026-10-15, published 15 October 2026
Source: NHS England Organisation Data Service. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
Edition: Census 2021 Flexible Table Builder extract, October 2026
Source: NISRA, Census 2021. Website: www.nisra.gov.uk. Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Aged 15 to 64, Aged 65 and over, Aged under 15, Born outside the UK, Disability, Good or very good health, Households, Households without a car or van, Owner-occupied homes, Population density, Population, Private rented homes, Social rented homes
Connected Nations (Ofcom)
OGL-3.0Ofcom
Edition: Connected Nations update: Spring 2026, published 13 May 2026
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations update: Spring 2026 (Ofcom copyright). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Broadband by postcode, Full-fibre broadband coverage, Full-fibre take-up, Gigabit broadband coverage, 4G coverage from all four networks
Office for National Statistics
Edition: Census 2021 topic summaries (Nomis bulk), published 19 January 2023
Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
Aged 15 to 64, Aged 65 and over, Aged under 15, Born outside the UK, Disability, Good or very good health, Households, Households without a car or van, Owner-occupied homes, Population density, Population, Private rented homes, Social rented homes
ONS Postcode Directory
OGL-3.0Office for National Statistics
Edition: ONSPD_AUG26, published 7 September 2026
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.
Annual Population Survey
OGL-3.0Office for National Statistics
Edition: APS year to March 2026, published 21 July 2026
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Population Survey, licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
Office for National Statistics
Edition: Life expectancy 2022 to 2024, published 10 December 2025
Source: Office for National Statistics, Life expectancy for local areas of the UK, licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
Office for National Statistics
Edition: ASHE 2025 provisional, published 23 October 2025
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
Claimant count (Nomis)
OGL-3.0Office for National Statistics (Nomis)
Edition: Claimant count to August 2026, published 15 September 2026
Source: Office for National Statistics, claimant count (Nomis). Population estimates: Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland and NISRA. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
Edition: mid-2025, published 1 October 2026
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
Estimates of station usage
OGL-3.0Office of Rail and Road
Edition: 2024-25, published 4 December 2025
Source: Office of Rail and Road, estimates of station usage. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026, published 16 October 2026
Source: Ofsted. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Code-Point Open
OS-OpenDataOrdnance Survey
Edition: Code-Point Open 2026-08
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Number of GP practices, GP practices, Number of schools, Schools
OS Open Greenspace
OGL-3.0Ordnance Survey
Edition: OS Open Greenspace 2026-04
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Public Health Scotland
Edition: GP Practices and List sizes July 2026, published 28 July 2026
Source: Public Health Scotland. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Scottish Government
Edition: band-d-history-2026-27.xlsx + bands-2026-27.xlsx, published 31 March 2026
Source: Scottish Government, Council Tax datasets. Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Scottish Government
Edition: school contact list 31 July 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2024, and data created and maintained by Scottish Local Government © Local Government Information House Limited copyright and database rights 2024.
Scottish Government
Edition: SIMD 2020v2 ranks + SIMD rank to decile table, published 27 April 2020
Source: Scottish Government, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2. Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, Deprivation rank (Scotland)
Scottish Government, from Police Scotland
Edition: Recorded crimes and offences 1996/97 to 2025/26, published 13 August 2026
Source: Scottish Government, Recorded Crimes and Offences (data.gov.scot). Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Recorded crimes (Scotland), Recorded damage and reckless behaviour (Scotland), Recorded crimes of dishonesty (Scotland), Recorded crime rate (Scotland), Recorded sexual crimes (Scotland), Recorded crimes of violence (Scotland)
Council tax levels in Wales
OGL-3.0Welsh Government
Edition: StatsWales Band D to 2026-27, published 24 March 2026
Source: Welsh Government, council tax levels. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Welsh Government
Edition: Maintained schools, revised 23 April 2026, published 23 April 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Welsh Government. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.