See what's open near youpubs, restaurants, shops and more, by distance from where you are
Home > West Lothian > Polbeth

Polbeth West Lothian

Shops

Body Piercing Shops 3 Garden Furniture Shops 3 Upholstery Shops 2 DIY Shops 2 Sewing Shops 1 Sandwich Shops 1 Cake Shops 1 Bicycle Repair Shops 1 Other Shops 9

Local servicesHospitalRoyal Edinburgh Hospital14 miGP surgeryWest Calder Medical Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimarySt Mary's RC Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryWest Calder High Schoolunder a milePrimaryBellsquarry Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI9.2 miRailway stationWest Calderunder a mileBus stationBus TerminalLivingston1.9 miFerryHawes PierQueensferry11 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EH55 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EH55 postcode district.

County or areaWest Lothian
Postcode districtEH55
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 35 min4:28 am – 10:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 59 min8:42 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,774 residentsin the West Calder and Polbeth census areaMedian age 43.62,623 households59% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright29% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 2,857 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 56% go by car, 6% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,003 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January71 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 landmarksLimefield Glenglen · under a mileAlmond Pool Westlake · 1.5 miAlmond Pool Eastlake · 1.6 miLinn Jawwaterfall · 2.1 miFive Sisters Binghill · 1.5 miCow Hillhill · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLimefield Recreation Parkpark · within reach · 10 haEnnis Neighbourhood Parkpark · under a mileCampbridge Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 3 haBankton Mains Parkplaying field · 1.4 mi · 24 haLivingston Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.4 mi · 4 haKillandean Community Allotment Gardensallotments · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes90 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200340 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202114 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.6 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,048 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation160 m525 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 127 to 198 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





Body Piercing Shops

Body Piercing Shops in Polbeth

 

 

Garden Furniture Shops

Garden Furniture Shops in Polbeth

 

 

Upholstery Shops

Upholstery Shops in Polbeth

 

 

DIY Shops

DIY Shops in Polbeth

 

 

Sewing Shops

Sewing Shops in Polbeth

 

 

Sandwich Shops

Sandwich Shops in Polbeth

 

 

Cake Shops

Cake Shops in Polbeth

 

 

Bicycle Repair Shops

Bicycle Repair Shops in Polbeth

 

 

Other Shops

Other Shops in Polbeth

 

 

Add venues to this section



Best reviews

Top Body Piercing Shops in Polbeth

Body Piercing Shops yet to be reviewed

 

Top Garden Furniture Shops in Polbeth

Garden Furniture Shops yet to be reviewed

 

Top Upholstery Shops in Polbeth

 

Top DIY Shops in Polbeth

DIY Shops yet to be reviewed

 

Top Sewing Shops in Polbeth

Sewing Shops yet to be reviewed

 

Top Sandwich Shops in Polbeth

Sandwich Shops yet to be reviewed

 

Top Cake Shops in Polbeth

Cake Shops yet to be reviewed

 

Top Bicycle Repair Shops in Polbeth

Bicycle Repair Shops yet to be reviewed

 

Top Other Shops in Polbeth