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Affluence in FK3 8JP

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

Neighbourhood
Grangemouth - Town Centre
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
500 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off FK3 8JP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the FK3 8JP area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 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

48.3% of adults in the FK3 8JP area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 38.1% are retired and 2.8% are full-time students.

FK3 8JPScotland
Employee, full-time33.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.4%11.5%
Self-employed4.7%7.4%
Unemployed0.9%1.9%
Full-time student2.8%8.8%
Retired38.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.7%5.2%
Other2.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

23% of adults in the FK3 8JP area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

FK3 8JPScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional16.8%21.1%
Intermediate13.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.6%7.1%
Semi-routine15.3%11.2%
Routine21.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.8%6.8%
Full-time students2.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

18.7% of adults in the FK3 8JP area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 26.4% have no qualifications.

FK3 8JPScotland
Degree level or above18.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.4%7.6%
No qualifications26.4%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 8JP (Grangemouth - Town Centre) (about 500 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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