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Postcode area · Falkirk

FK area guide

Who lives in FK, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Population
297,060 (2024)
At a glance

What FK is like

The FK postcode area in Scotland covers 7,774 live postcodes and is home to about 297,060 people in 131,691 households. 64.9% of households own their home, 9.8% rent privately and 23.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 55.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How FK compares

Headline figures for FK, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.5/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
55per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Falkirk a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore
0.5/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 3 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
127

127 schools in FK. None has a published inspection grade.

Questions

FK FAQs

01
Is FK a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.5 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.5 out of 10 (poor).
02
Is FK safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Falkirk recorded 55 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.
03
Who lives in FK?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.9% of residents. 64.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (27.1%).
04
Which council covers FK?

The local authority for FK is Falkirk.

FK comes under Falkirk in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is FK?

Connectivity scores 0.5 out of 10.

There are 3 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.5 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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