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West Lothian

Council area

Central Scotland. 187,240 people in 429 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2

Most deprived 10%Least

35 of West Lothian’s 239 neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 20%.

Average house price
£227,354
Up 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,134
134th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population
181,285
129th highest of 361
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How West Lothian compares

Each dot is a council. The black line marks the middle one.

West LothianMiddle
Average house price360 areas, UK · Jul 2026
Average house price: every council in UK360 areas from £115,401 to £1,232,640. The middle area is £272,474. West Lothian is £227,354.
£227,354125th lowest
Annual price change360 areas, UK · Jul 2026
Annual price change: every council in UK360 areas from −20.7% to 12.8%. The middle area is 2.3%. West Lothian is 2.3%.
+2.3%joint 173rd strongest
Median full-time pay348 areas, Great Britain · 2025
Median full-time pay: every council in Great Britain348 areas from £29,805 to £57,396. The middle area is £38,490. West Lothian is £40,134.
£40,134134th highest
House price to pay348 areas, Great Britain · 2025
House price to pay: every council in Great Britain348 areas from 3.1× to 23.4×. The middle area is 7.3×. West Lothian is 5.7×.
5.7×joint 72nd most affordable
Population361 areas, UK · 2021
Population: every council in UK361 areas from 2,053 to 1,144,919. The middle area is 143,926. West Lothian is 181,285.
181,285129th highest

Every council ranked: average house price, annual price change, median full-time pay, house price to pay and population.

House prices since 2004

Monthly average house price, smoothed. West Lothian’s is 2.7 times its 2004 level, faster than Scotland’s.

House prices since 2004Average house price each month for West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, January 2004 to July 2026. Source: UK House Price Index.
House prices since 2004
MonthWest LothianScotlandUnited Kingdom
Jan 2004£83,853£76,662£126,179
Jan 2005£97,005£90,440£138,759
Jan 2006£112,343£105,257£147,360
Jan 2007£129,454£121,923£162,825
Jan 2008£140,531£133,172£171,137
Jan 2009£125,865£119,792£144,840
Jan 2010£139,865£124,112£154,268
Jan 2011£131,865£124,856£154,113
Jan 2012£128,990£120,989£152,831
Jan 2013£123,839£117,973£154,495
Jan 2014£126,910£122,220£164,137
Jan 2015£134,275£129,869£175,636
Jan 2016£141,117£131,634£189,268
Jan 2017£139,509£133,141£198,276
Jan 2018£155,482£141,353£206,844
Jan 2019£165,557£144,124£210,317
Jan 2020£165,344£147,731£213,657
Jan 2021£174,229£157,866£228,417
Jan 2022£199,277£173,589£248,031
Jan 2023£209,622£175,092£260,941
Jan 2024£211,918£179,248£255,972
Jan 2025£212,496£185,315£264,936
Jan 2026£218,239£189,118£268,862
Jul 2026£227,354£196,349£272,611

Wards in West Lothian9

Middle areas in West Lothian39

Constituencies mostly in West Lothian2

Neighbourhoods in West Lothian257
West Lothian in brief

West Lothian’s average house price was £227,354 in July 2026.

Full-time workers living in West Lothian earned a median of £40,134 in 2025.

A home in West Lothian costs 5.7 times local full-time pay.

West Lothian had 181,285 usual residents at the census.