Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 37 min4:27 am – 10:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 57 min8:43 am – 3:40 pm
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People4,759 residentsin the Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke census areaMedian age 45.02,232 households67% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright24% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,441 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 13%, health and social work 12%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 56% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%, other languages 4%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C878 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesKinningars Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 7 haWest Lothian Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 60 haLinlithgow Peelpark · 1.9 mi · 6 haKinneil Nature Reservepark · 2.8 mi · 48 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes84 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200336 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202119 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.8 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,437 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 40 to 102 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Edinburgh Hospital14 miGP surgeryLinlithgow Group Medical Practice2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI7.7 miRailway stationLinlithgow2.0 miBus stationBus StationBoness2.6 miFerryRosyth Ferry Terminal4.9 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EH49 postcode district.
