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Armadale and Blackridge

Ward

The west of the West Lothian. About 16,206 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 52 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Armadale and Blackridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
16,418
522nd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Armadale and Blackridge compares

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

Armadale and BlackridgeMiddle
Population9 wards, West Lothian · 2021
Population: every ward in West Lothian9 areas from 14,979 to 24,208. The middle area is 20,969. Armadale and Blackridge is 16,418.
16,4183rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares9 wards, West Lothian · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in West Lothian9 areas from 0.0% to 77.0%. The middle area is 3.0%. Armadale and Blackridge is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage9 wards, West Lothian · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in West Lothian9 areas from 80.7% to 94.9%. The middle area is 93.3%. Armadale and Blackridge is 92.1%.
92.1%2nd lowest
Claimant rate9 wards, West Lothian · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in West Lothian9 areas from 1.7% to 3.6%. The middle area is 2.8%. Armadale and Blackridge is 3.1%.
3.1%4th highest

What is the population of Armadale and Blackridge?

Armadale and Blackridge had 16,418 usual residents at the census.

Armadale and Blackridge is the 522nd most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of West Lothian

These figures are published for the whole of West Lothian, not for each ward, so they describe all of West Lothian and not Armadale and Blackridge 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
Armadale and Blackridge in brief

Armadale and Blackridge had 16,418 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Armadale and Blackridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Armadale and Blackridge, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Armadale and Blackridge, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.