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Lower Braes

Ward

South east Falkirk. About 15,119 people in 12 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Lower Braes live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
14,844
857th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lower Braes compares

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

Lower BraesMiddle
Population9 wards, Falkirk · 2021
Population: every ward in Falkirk9 areas from 14,844 to 21,884. The middle area is 16,552. Lower Braes is 14,844.
14,844least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares9 wards, Falkirk · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Falkirk9 areas from 0.0% to 55.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Lower Braes is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Lower Braes is 97.2%.
97.2%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%. Lower Braes is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 3rd lowest

What is the population of Lower Braes?

Lower Braes had 14,844 usual residents at the census.

Lower Braes is the 857th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

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 Lower Braes 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
Joint 171st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.5×
Joint 24th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
160,230
Up 0.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Lower Braes in brief

Lower Braes had 14,844 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Lower Braes live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Lower Braes, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lower Braes, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.