Mid Calder, West Lothian
Population 2,758 Mid Calder is in West Lothian. Its was a coaching stop in the 18th century on the Edinburgh Glasgow road. Shale oil mining was developed and the town expanded. It has changed from a town of some repute for its inns to a conservation village. This type of small town is a suburban or commuter locality with a prevalence of higher income and private housing. A large proportion of the population are over 45, and many are retired. Many people own their home. There is also a high proportion of people in professional employment and a high proportion of residents are educated to HNC level or above. Many residents own two or more cars. Mid Calder is an interdependent to dependent town. Its most similar towns are Gartcosh, Aberdour, Muirhead, and Newburgh (Aberdeenshire). To gain more insight into Mid Calder, compare it to any of the other towns included in USP.
Inter-relationships
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Mid Calder is an interdependent to dependent town. Combining inter-relationships and typology, Mid Calder is grouped with 33 other towns. It has similarities to these towns in terms of the number of charities, hospitals, children in primary schools, children in secondary schools, jobs, shops, and diversity of retail offer. It differs in terms of the diversity of jobs, and the distance travelled to study. Mid Calder differs most from its group in the number of public sector jobs. Employment Public Commercial Social Average for the category
Change
Population change 2001 to 2011 Interim population change 2012-2016 -6%
Less than similar towns per head of population Less Population
Population 2011 3k
More than similar towns Age Household composition Car ownership Age Household composition Car ownership
40% 40%
20 20
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Jobs 855
More than similar towns per head of population Jobs change 2009 to 2014 -10%
Less than similar towns per head of population Employment type(% working full time vs part time aged 16-74)
100%
75
50
25
Part time Full time Occupation (% aged 16-74)
100%
50
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50%
25
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40%
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Education (% all people aged 16 and over)
30%
20
10
No education Standard grade Higher grade or HNC, HND, SVQ4 Degree or higher or equivalent equivalent degree Children in primary schools Children in secondary schools 288
Less than similar towns per head of population Less Less than similar towns per head of population Less Commuter Flow Map
Coloured and grey lines/pins show the main and smaller commuter flows, respectively, between this town and the other towns in Scotland.
Commercial
Number of people per shop 131
More than similar towns per head of population Less Social
Distance travelled to study 15%
10
5
At home Up to 5km 5 to 10km 10 to 30km 30km and over Number of residents per charity Amount of grant funding (£) 212
Less than similar towns per head of population Less Connectivity and environment assets
Average download speed (MBs) Greenspace (hectares) per 1000 population 24
Less than similar towns per head of population Less Download
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