Around two thousand people inhabit the village (2022), which is around 1.5 miles in length, clustered around the B7015 to Fauldhouse and Livingston.

[7] Stoneyburn Parish Church was built circa 1925 to an Arts and Crafts style design with a buttressed gable and belfry but is now a private dwelling.

[8][9] In 2023, the Scottish Government approved the building of 300 new homes in Bents after the developers appealed the planning permission application which had been previously rejected by West Lothian Council.

[12][13] Stoneyburn is situated in the Central Belt of Scotland, some 4 miles from Bathgate in the north and 5 from Livingston in the east.

Stoneyburn had a community hall but this closed in 2024 due to issues arising from Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) panels in the building.

[18] It is located on the site of the former Foulshiels colliery and has a mix of native and conifer trees that were planted in the 1980s.