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FK5 4HT area guide

Who lives in FK5 4HT, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Stenhousemuir East
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
528 (2024)
At a glance

What FK5 4HT is like

FK5 4HT is a postcode in the Stenhousemuir East area of Falkirk. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 528 people. 67.6% of households own their home, 11.8% rent privately and 21.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 60.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How FK5 4HT compares

Headline figures for FK5 4HT, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.0/ 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
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 36 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
7

7 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

Questions

FK5 4HT FAQs

01
Is FK5 4HT a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
Is FK5 4HT 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 FK5 4HT?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.6% of residents. 67.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (66.8%).
04
Which council covers FK5 4HT?

The local authority for FK5 4HT is Falkirk.

FK5 4HT comes under Falkirk in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is FK5 4HT?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 36 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Larbert Rail Station, 0.8 miles away.

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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