Livingston
Place in West Lothian, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.888, -3.535 |
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| OS grid ref: | NT 04 67 |
| Population: | 56,840 |
| Dialling code: | 01506 (Bathgate) |
Livingston is a planned new town in West Lothian, Scotland, created in the 1960s on the site of an older village and estate to house overspill from Edinburgh and Glasgow. It sits in the broad Almond Valley beside the River Almond, with good road links via the M8, and its layout reflects the era of post‑war town planning rather than a medieval street pattern.
Today Livingston combines substantial retail and leisure facilities – notably the Livingston Designer Outlet and a large town centre – with business and industrial parks that attract logistics and technology firms. Cultural and social life centres on venues such as the Howden Park Centre, local attractions like the Almond Valley Heritage Centre, green spaces and landmarks such as Dechmont Law, and a strong sporting identity around Almondvale Stadium, home of Livingston FC; the town’s population is roughly in the mid‑tens of thousands, giving it a sizeable but still community‑focused feel.
Postcode districts covering Livingston
Most populated places nearby
- Edinburgh 12.6 miles
- Hamilton 21.7 miles
- Cumbernauld 18.5 miles
- Dunfermline 12.9 miles
- Kirkcaldy and Dysart 21.3 miles
- Coatbridge 19.4 miles
- Stirling 22.4 miles
- Airdrie 16.9 miles
- Falkirk 12.7 miles
- Motherwell 18.7 miles
- Wishaw 16.9 miles
- Cambuslang 24.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Livingston South Ward 0.9 miles
- Livingston North Ward 1 mile
- Mid Calder Place 1.8 miles
- Polbeth Place 1.9 miles
- Dechmont Place 2.3 miles
- Seafield Place 2.3 miles
- West Calder Place 2.8 miles
- East Livingston and East Calder Ward 2.9 miles
- East Calder Place 3.2 miles
- Blackburn Place 3.5 miles
- Broxburn Place 3.9 miles
- Bathgate Place 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Livingston
EH54 5LE, EH54 5ED, EH54 7DN, EH54 8PU, EH54 5BF, EH54 5QQ, EH54 6RB, EH54 9HB, EH54 6AJ … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 7.6 miles
- Glasgow International Airport 34.8 miles
- Livingston North Railway Station 1 mile
- Livingston South Railway Station 1.7 miles
Hotels in Livingston Ad
- Chain Runner by Marston's Inns
- Bankton House Hotel 3
- Mercure Livingston Hotel 3
- Premier Inn Livingston - M8 Jct3 3
- Livingston Lodge Hotel 3
Schools in Livingston
- Bankton Primary School Primary
- Beatlie School Campus Special
- Bellsquarry Primary School Primary
- Carmondean Primary School Primary
- Cedarbank School Special
- Deans Community High School Secondary
- Deans Primary School Primary
- Dedridge Primary School Primary
- Harrysmuir Primary School Primary
- Howden St Andrew's Primary School Primary
- Inveralmond Community High School Secondary
- Knightsridge Primary School Primary
- Letham Primary School Primary
- Livingston Village Primary School Primary
- Meldrum Primary School Primary
- Ogilvie School Campus Special
- Peel Primary School Primary
- Pumpherston and Uphall Station CPS Primary
- Riverside Primary School Primary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Almondvale Stadium Stadium 0.5 miles
- Dundas Castle Estate 7.1 miles
- Manuel Priory Historic site 7.2 miles
- Pentland Hills Hill 7.5 miles
- Hopetoun House Estate 7.9 miles
- Redford Wood Forest 8 miles
- Dalmeny House Estate 10.4 miles
- Little King Seat Hill 10.6 miles
- Cramond beach Beach 11.2 miles
- Little Sparta Gardens 11.4 miles
- Callendar Wood Forest 11.6 miles
- Falkirk Stadium Stadium 11.8 miles