Fauldhouse’s story
1 listed building, 1 of them in the second category
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FauldhouseWest Lothian
In West Lothian, Scotland, this town has 4,587 residents. A Band D home pays £1,628 in council tax.
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Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
4,587
Census 2022 · West Lothian council
Median home
£133K
177 sales in 3 years
Median age
44.6
19% are 65+ · West Lothian 17%
Degree level
17%
of residents 16+ · Scotland 32%
Walk, cycle, bus
16%
of commuters · Scotland 27%
Is Fauldhouse a good place to live?
Housing is within reach: a typical home costs £133,400 and rent runs £908 a month. Its schools beat most (A): school leavers’ results beat 95% of Scottish towns. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (D−): life expectancy 74.2 for men, 76.8 for women. Natural hazards weigh less here than in most UK towns (A).
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy, ONS · flood risk, SEPA. Police Scotland publishes no street-level crime, which leaves Fauldhouse without a Safety Grade or an overall grade. Its other subjects are graded below.
What makes Fauldhouse stand out
The 3 things Fauldhouse does most differently from other towns.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
52% below the typical town in England and Wales’s £277K
Data-zone medians, 2023 to 2025, at early-2025 prices.
Band D council tax
Council tax
£1,628 Band D
34% below the typical town in England and Wales’s £2,472, 2026–27
The council’s Band D; water and sewerage are billed on top. Scottish Government.
Life expectancy, against UK towns
Health
76.8 and 74.2 years
Public Health Scotland, 2020–24.
How Fauldhouse grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Scotland), ordered by how far Fauldhouse is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Police Scotland publishes no street-level crime, which leaves Fauldhouse without a Safety Grade or an overall grade. Its other subjects are graded below.
HealthHealth outcomes are among the weakest comparedD−Open →Cost of livingThe 106th most affordable of 296 Scottish towns: median sale £133,400, 2.8 years of area incomeA+Open →SchoolsIn the top fifth of the towns comparedAOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Walkability16% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transportBOpen →
SafetyNo street-level crime data–
Jobs & incomeNo small-area income data in Scotland–
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fauldhouse.
Health
Life expectancy in Fauldhouse is shorter than in 99% of UK towns
At the census, 72% of people in Fauldhouse called their health good or very good, below both West Lothian’s towns (79%) and Scotland’s towns (78%). Of the 13 towns in West Lothian, Fauldhouse has the second-largest share in bad or very bad health: 10%. Disability touches 31% of the town’s population.
72%good or very good healthD−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 72%Fair 18%Bad or very bad 10%
| Census 2022 | Fauldhouse | West Lothian | Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 72% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 10% | 7% | 7.2% |
| Activities limited (health or disability) | 31% | 24% | 24% |
74.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2020–24)
76.8
life expectancy at birth, women
Scotland’s Census 2022, general health and disability · Public Health Scotland life expectancy by intermediate zone, 2020–24 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
SchoolsA
For , Fauldhouse gets an A
Between them, two primaries teach 354 pupils in Fauldhouse. Of its 2 schools, one is shown below, with the reason.
ASchool Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falla Hill Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 186 | – |
Scottish Government · school statistics and leavers’ results · The grade uses the secondaries its children go to; Scotland publishes no primary results by school.See all 2 schools →
HousingCost of living grade A+
Few households rent privately in Fauldhouse: 7%, fewer than in both West Lothian’s towns and Scotland’s towns
Households that own their home make up 56%. Social housing holds 33% of households, above both West Lothian’s towns (25%) and Scotland’s towns (24%). Fauldhouse is the cheapest of the 13 towns in West Lothian: its median sale is £133,400.
£133Kmedian sale
Median sale price · 2023 to 2025, at early-2025 prices
Fauldhouse£133K
Typical UK town£277K
56%
of households own their home · Scotland 60%
7%
rent privately · Scotland 13%
£908
average private rent a month, West Lothian council area
£1,628
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
Registers of Scotland data-zone sale prices · Scottish Government council tax · Scotland’s Census 2022 tenure · OGL · The Scottish median is our estimate from data-zone sales, brought to early-2025 prices.
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 11% in Fauldhouse, fewer than in both West Lothian’s towns and Scotland’s towns
Scotland’s Census was taken on 20 March 2022, a year after England and Wales’s lockdown census; 30% of workers were mainly at home, and shares here are of those who travelled.
Unemployment benefit claims came to 3.1% of 16 to 64s in 2026, higher than both West Lothian’s towns (2.7%) and Scotland’s towns (2.8%). By car: that was how 82% of commuters travelled at the census. 30% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census.
16%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2022
Driving82%
Bus7%
On foot6%
Train3%
11%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Scotland 44%
30%
worked mainly from home in March 2022
3.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B
Walkability: more walkable than 63% of UK towns
Scotland’s Census 2022 (NRS), method of travel and distance to work · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
Fauldhouse, Crofthead Primary School, Sheephousehill (Category B) heads Fauldhouse’s short list of listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Inside Fauldhouse’s locality, Historic Environment Scotland lists 1 listed building, 1 Category B.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic Environment Scotland
Category A0
Category B1
Category C0
Among them · Category B
0
scheduled monuments
0
gardens and designed landscapes
2
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical town in England and Wales 24
Historic Environment Scotland list, October 2026 · OGL
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Fauldhouse than in West Lothian’s towns or across Scotland’s towns: 17% of adults
The under-15s are 15% of the population here. Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over, about level with Scotland’s towns (19%) and above West Lothian’s towns (17%). Residents of Fauldhouse have a median age of 44.6.
44.6median age
FauldhouseWest LothianScotland
Ages · share of residents
19%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications26%
Apprenticeship9%
Highers or similar9%
Degree level17%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across Scotland, 51% of residents are women.
| Fauldhouse | West Lothian | Scotland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 15% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 29% | 27% |
| 65+ | 19% | 17% | 19% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 16% | 17% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.9% | 7.3% | 7.5% |
| Highers or similar | 8.6% | 11% | 11% |
| Degree level | 17% | 28% | 32% |
Scotland’s Census 2022 · West Lothian and Scotland: all residents of their towns · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Scottish Owl Centre and 3 more in and around Fauldhouse
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Fauldhouse. Best known first.
ZooZooScottish Owl Centre3.6 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumWhitburn Community Museum3.7 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumShotts Heritage Centre4.2 km outside town, to the westHistoric siteHistoric siteDardanelles3.6 km outside town, to the north
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Fauldhouse
14pages on Fauldhouse
The big questions
SafetyNot graded · 28% live in Scotland’s most crime-deprived fifthCost of livingA+Median home £133K · rent £908 a monthSchoolsA2 state schoolsHealthD−Life expectancy 74.2 (men), 76.8 (women)Work & commute49% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Famous people from Fauldhouse
8 notable people were born in Fauldhouse.
J
Jock WeirScottish footballer (1923-2003)J
Jimmy GordonScottish football player and coach (1915-1996)W
William McLarenScottish footballer (1887-?)A
Andrew StarkBritish diplomat (1916-2006)J
Johnny MooneyAssociation football player (1926-2000)Photo credits
Jack Aitchison: Pedro Semitiel from Cehegín, España, CC BY 2.0
Fauldhouse’s neighbours
The nearest towns and villages, from National Records of Scotland’s 2022 localities. See them on the map →
WhitburnHarthillShottsBlackburnArmadaleWest CalderBathgateFauldhouse
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fauldhouse | 4,587 | — | — | A+ | — | D− |
| Whitburn | 11,772 | 2.5 | — | A+ | — | D− |
| Harthill | 2,613 | 2.9 | — | A+ | — | D− |
| Shotts | 8,794 | 3.8 | — | A+ | — | D− |
| Blackburn | 5,263 | 4.5 | — | A | — | D− |
| Armadale | 12,590 | 4.7 | — | A | — | D |
| West Calder | 3,405 | 5.4 | — | A | — | D |
| Bathgate | 22,229 | 5.5 | — | A+ | — | C− |
No Scottish town has a Safety Grade or an overall grade yet: Police Scotland doesn’t publish street-level crime. People: Census 2022. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Fauldhouse
Are schools in Fauldhouse good?
GCSE results beat 95% of towns in England (Department for Education, Attainment 8). Fauldhouse has 2 state schools; places are handled by the local council.
Is Fauldhouse expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £133,400, against £277,000 in the typical town in England and Wales. On cost of living it is the 106th most affordable of 296 Scottish towns.
How much is council tax in Fauldhouse?
Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Fauldhouse
Town in West Lothian, Scotland
Fauldhouse is a locality of 4,587 people, in the West Lothian council area. TownRatings uses National Records of Scotland’s 2022 localities as Scotland’s towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council area, so its figures cover the town itself. Localities split the big settlements into their towns, as ONS’s 2022 boundaries split conurbations in England and Wales.
Built from NRS geography and Census 2022
- Population
- 4,587 (Census 2022)
- Council
- West Lothian
- Nation
- Scotland
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km²)
- NRS code
- S52000249
Sources: Scotland’s Census 2022 (National Records of Scotland), output areas summed to the NRS 2022 locality · Registers of Scotland house price statistics, medians and quartiles of residential sales by 2022 data zone, 2004 to 2025 (the 2023 to 2025 headline brought to early-2025 prices with each council’s medians) · Scottish Government, Council Tax by band 2026-27; Scottish Water charges 2026-27 · Scottish Government, Recorded Crime in Scotland (crimes, offences and clear-up rates by council area, 2016-17 to 2025-26); Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2 crime domain and SIMD crime indicators (2014/15, 2017/18), 2011 data zones with Census 2022 residents · ONS gross disposable household income by council (2022), scaled to household income on England and Wales’s councils, with Scotland’s Census 2022 households · DWP / ONS Claimant Count via Nomis (2022 data zones, January to August 2026), over residents aged 16 to 64 at Scotland’s Census 2022; council series since 2015 · Scottish Government school contact list (31 July 2026) and school summary statistics (pupil census, September 2025); School Information Dashboard leavers’ attainment by school, 2022-23 to 2024-25 (data.gov.scot) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.