Postcode district · Falkirk

FK5 area guide

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

Council: Falkirk
Region: Scotland
Population: 25,290 (2024)

FK5Postcode district · Falkirk

At a glance

What FK5 is like

The FK5 postcode district in Falkirk covers 460 live postcodes and is home to about 25,290 people in 9,799 households. 74% of households own their home, 7.5% rent privately and 16.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 60.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How FK5 compares

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

AffluenceMore

6.7/ 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, 50 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools in FK5. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where FK5 differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 7.5% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
74% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

FK5 FAQs

Is FK5 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.7 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).

Is FK5 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.

Who lives in FK5?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8.1% of residents. 74% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (34.4%).

Which council covers FK5?

The local authority for FK5 is Falkirk.

FK5 comes under Falkirk in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is FK5?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 50 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, 0.4 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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