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Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 02

Neighbourhood

Central Falkirk. 689 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 02, 84.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
665
Joint 6,088th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
72.4%
Joint 4,356th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 is published for the 2011 Data Zones, whose boundaries differ from this neighbourhood’s, so it has no figure for Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 02. See deprivation across Falkirk

How Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 02 compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 02Middle
Population225 neighbourhoods, Falkirk · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Falkirk225 areas from 384 to 1,069. The middle area is 694. Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 02 is 665.
665joint 99th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage225 neighbourhoods, Falkirk · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Falkirk225 areas from 28.4% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.6%. Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 02 is 84.3%.
84.3%18th lowest
Claimant rate215 neighbourhoods, Falkirk · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Falkirk215 areas from 0.0% to 12.8%. The middle area is 2.8%. Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 02 is 4.9%.
4.9%joint 40th highest
Aged 15 to 64225 neighbourhoods, Falkirk · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Falkirk225 areas from 20.2% to 82.8%. The middle area is 65.1%. Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 02 is 72.4%.
72.4%16th highest

What is the population of Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 02?

Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 02 had 665 usual residents at the census.

Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 02 is the joint 6,088th least populated of 46,844 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Falkirk

These figures are published for the whole of Falkirk, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Falkirk and not Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 02 alone. See Falkirk

Average house price
£174,164
Up 5.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,432
Joint 171st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.5×
Joint 25th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
160,230
Up 0.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 02 in brief

Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 02 had 665 usual residents at the census.

In Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 02, 84.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 02, 4.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

72.4% of residents in Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 02 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.