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Affluence in FK3 9LR

How FK3 9LR ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Grangemouth - Kersiebank
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
960 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off FK3 9LR is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the FK3 9LR 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

59% of adults in the FK3 9LR area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 14.1% are retired and 6.8% are full-time students.

FK3 9LRScotland
Employee, full-time40.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.8%11.5%
Self-employed5.9%7.4%
Unemployed3.6%1.9%
Full-time student6.8%8.8%
Retired14.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled9.9%5.2%
Other3.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

12.8% of adults in the FK3 9LR area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

FK3 9LRScotland
Higher managerial & professional2.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional10.5%21.1%
Intermediate12.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical11.1%7.1%
Semi-routine15%11.2%
Routine26.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.2%6.8%
Full-time students5.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

14.6% of adults in the FK3 9LR area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 20% have no qualifications.

FK3 9LRScotland
Degree level or above14.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND17.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent29.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.6%7.6%
No qualifications20%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 9LR (Grangemouth - Kersiebank) (about 960 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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