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Affluence in FK3 8BX

How FK3 8BX ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Grangemouth - Town Centre
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
558 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off FK3 8BX is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the FK3 8BX area scores 1.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
1.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

55.4% of adults in the FK3 8BX area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 23.5% are retired and 5.2% are full-time students.

FK3 8BXScotland
Employee, full-time37.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time13%11.5%
Self-employed5.2%7.4%
Unemployed2.7%1.9%
Full-time student5.2%8.8%
Retired23.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled10.7%5.2%
Other2.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

19.1% of adults in the FK3 8BX area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

FK3 8BXScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional12.5%21.1%
Intermediate10.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.4%7.1%
Semi-routine13.9%11.2%
Routine28.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10.7%6.8%
Full-time students3.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

13.2% of adults in the FK3 8BX area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 29.4% have no qualifications.

FK3 8BXScotland
Degree level or above13.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent25.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.5%7.6%
No qualifications29.4%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around FK3 8BX (Grangemouth - Town Centre) (about 558 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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