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Bo'ness and Blackness

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East Falkirk. About 15,638 people in 27 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bo'ness and Blackness, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
15,517
698th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.7%
3,738th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Bo'ness and Blackness compares

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

Bo'ness and BlacknessMiddle
Population9 wards, Falkirk · 2021
Population: every ward in Falkirk9 areas from 14,844 to 21,884. The middle area is 16,552. Bo'ness and Blackness is 15,517.
15,5172nd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage9 wards, Falkirk · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Falkirk9 areas from 91.4% to 97.2%. The middle area is 94.3%. Bo'ness and Blackness is 95.4%.
95.4%3rd highest
Claimant rate9 wards, Falkirk · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Falkirk9 areas from 2.0% to 4.8%. The middle area is 2.7%. Bo'ness and Blackness is 2.7%.
2.7%5th highest
Aged 15 to 649 wards, Falkirk · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Falkirk9 areas from 61.8% to 68.8%. The middle area is 64.4%. Bo'ness and Blackness is 62.7%.
62.7%2nd lowest

Figures for the whole of Falkirk

These figures are published for the whole of Falkirk, not for each ward, so they describe all of Falkirk and not Bo'ness and Blackness 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
Bo'ness and Blackness in brief

Bo'ness and Blackness had 15,517 usual residents at the census.

In Bo'ness and Blackness, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bo'ness and Blackness, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.7% of residents in Bo'ness and Blackness were aged 15 to 64 at the census.