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County or areaWest Lothian
Postcode districtEH53
Telephone code01506
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 36 min4:27 am – 10:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 59 min8:42 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,393 residentsin the Mid Calder and Kirknewton census areaMedian age 47.82,416 households84% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright5% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 2,992 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 54% go by car, 8% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C839 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January64 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 9°CNDecember: 0 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLinn Jawwaterfall · 2.6 miSelm Muir Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miAlmond Pool Eastlake · 3.1 miMorton Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miAlmond Pool Westlake · 3.4 miCalder Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAlmondell and Calder Wood Country Parkpark · within reach · 153 haAlmond Parkpark · under a mile · 18 haGlebe Farm Parkpark · under a milePumpherston Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 60 haLetham Parkplaying field · under a mile · 2 haBankton Mains Parkplaying field · 1.5 mi · 24 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes88 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200342 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202112 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.4 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,474 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation113 m371 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 81 to 171 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt John's Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryThe Craigshill Partnership6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyOmnicare Pharmacy LTD9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCraigshill Health Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools14 primary, 3 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryMid Calder Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryEast Calder Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryThe James Young High School1.4 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI6.0 miRailway stationLivingston SouthMurieston1.4 miBus stationBus TerminalLivingston1.5 miFerryHawes PierQueensferry8.0 miBus stops55 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EH53 postcode district.


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