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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EH47 postcode district.

County or areaWest Lothian
Postcode districtEH47
Telephone code01501
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 35 min4:28 am – 10:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 59 min8:43 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,920 residentsin the Whitburn Central census areaMedian age 41.02,439 households43% of homes owner-occupied21% owned outright47% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,205 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 14%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 58% go by car, 10% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages12% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%, other languages 4%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,059 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January66 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 8°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 landmarksTeepit Hillhill · 1.8 miCultrig Woodwoodland · under a mileCrane Hillockhill · 2.1 miBarbauchlaw Glenglen · 2.7 miHalf Loaf Pondpond · 1.4 miHare Moss Woodwoodland · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBlaeberryhill Parkpark · under a mile · 19 haPolkemmet Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 68 haKing George V Parkplaying field · under a mile · 7 haRedmill Parkplaying field · 1.0 miNelson Parkpark · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes91 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 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 6.9 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 9.7 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 broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,584 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation171 m561 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 153 to 210 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTippethill Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryWhitburn Group Medical Practiceunder a milePharmacyBoots UK LTD2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistMacaulay Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialSecondaryWhitburn Academyunder a milePrimaryCroftmalloch Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryWhitdale Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI13 miRailway stationArmadale (W Lothian)Bathville1.4 miBus stationBus TerminalLivingston6.5 miFerryRosyth Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops54 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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