West Lothian: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£410,218

Semi-detached

£231,726

Terraced

£184,215

Flat or maisonette

£125,382

First-time buyers

£182,876

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  145,040 in 1991 → 186,440 in 2024 (+28.5%)

  Scotland over the same years: +9.1%

• Average house price

  £113,684 in 2005 → £227,354 in 2026 (+100.0%)

  Scotland over the same years: +84.3%

• Median weekly pay

  £371 in 2008 → £673 in 2025 (+81.6%)

  Scotland over the same years: +70.4%

• Employment rate

  77.0% in 2004 → 74.4% in 2023 (−3.4%)

  Scotland over the same years: +2.9%

• Claimant count

  2.9% in 2001 → 2.5% in 2025 (−13.8%)

  Scotland over the same years: −9.1%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,277 in 1997 → £23,214 in 2024 (+180.5%)

  Scotland over the same years: +153.7%

30 official indicators are published for West Lothian; 23 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work13.8% (2024/25) · 27th lowest of 363
• Productivity · Economy & work£46.5 per hour (2023) · 53rd highest of 361
• Business births · Economy & work12.1% (2024) · 72nd highest of 361
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work5.2% (2024) · 86th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Smokers · Health & wellbeing17.6% (2020 to 2024) · 366th lowest of 373
• No qualifications · Education & skills12.2% (2023) · 274th lowest of 293
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.6 out of 10 (2022/23) · 322nd lowest of 363
• Home gas use · Environment10,908 kWh (2024/25) · 287th lowest of 347