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Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 05

Neighbourhood

North west Falkirk. 754 people in 0.1 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 - 05, 79.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
736
7,507th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.1%
10,670th lowest 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 - 05. See deprivation across Falkirk

How Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 05 compares

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Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 05Middle
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 - 05 is 736.
736joint 96th highest
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 - 05 is 79.3%.
79.3%15th 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 - 05 is 0.9%.
0.9%joint 14th lowest
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 - 05 is 59.1%.
59.1%38th lowest

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 - 05 alone. See Falkirk

Average house price
£173,046
Up 4.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,432
171st lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.5×
24th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
80.0years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 05 in brief

Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 05 had 736 usual residents at the census.

In Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 05, 79.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 05, 0.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

59.1% of residents in Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 05 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.