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West Calder and Polbeth

Middle area

The south east of the West Lothian. 6,376 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 12 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Population
5,774
Joint 2,471st least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in West Calder and Polbeth

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How West Calder and Polbeth compares

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West Calder and PolbethMiddle
Population39 middle areas, West Lothian · 2021
Population: every middle area in West Lothian39 areas from 2,677 to 6,310. The middle area is 4,586. West Calder and Polbeth is 5,774.
5,7748th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares39 middle areas, West Lothian · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in West Lothian39 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. West Calder and Polbeth is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage39 middle areas, West Lothian · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in West Lothian39 areas from 78.2% to 99.8%. The middle area is 93.4%. West Calder and Polbeth is 92.7%.
92.7%joint 15th lowest
Claimant rate39 middle areas, West Lothian · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in West Lothian39 areas from 0.9% to 5.5%. The middle area is 2.6%. West Calder and Polbeth is 3.3%.
3.3%11th highest

What is the population of West Calder and Polbeth?

West Calder and Polbeth had 5,774 usual residents at the census.

West Calder and Polbeth is the joint 2,471st least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of West Lothian

These figures are published for the whole of West Lothian, not for each middle area, so they describe all of West Lothian and not West Calder and Polbeth 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
West Calder and Polbeth in brief

West Calder and Polbeth had 5,774 usual residents at the census.

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

In West Calder and Polbeth, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In West Calder and Polbeth, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.