# FK1 5SU: area report for a postcode in Falkirk

FK1 5SU is a postcode in Falkirk.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Falkirk. Open the map at FK1 5SU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) › [FK1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fk1) › [FK1 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fk1-5)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.7926,55.9986,FK15SU
- **Falkirk Grahamston, 650 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.7926,55.9986,FK15SU
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.7926,55.9986,FK15SU
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.7926,55.9986,FK15SU
- **Scotland’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Falkirk - Bantaskin - 02. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.7926,55.9986,FK15SU
- **£173,046 average price**: For the whole of Falkirk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.7926,55.9986,FK15SU
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.7926,55.9986,FK15SU
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.7926,55.9986,FK15SU
- **66.7% can get gigabit broadband at FK1 5SU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.7926,55.9986,FK15SU
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.7926,55.9986,FK15SU
- **10.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.7926,55.9986,FK15SU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Comely Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/comely-park-primary-school-s5742420) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Bantaskin Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bantaskin-primary-school-s5742226) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Falkirk High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/falkirk-high-school-s5745632) | Secondary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Windsor Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/windsor-park-school-s5747244) | Special | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Mungo's RC High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mungos-rc-high-school-s5746434) | Secondary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Francis Xavier's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-xaviers-rc-primary-school-s5743125) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Hallglen Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hallglen-primary-school-s5742625) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Carmuirs Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carmuirs-primary-school-s5742323) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Falkirk Grahamston (650 m, 8 minutes on foot); Falkirk High (760 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: Ark Medical Practice (520 m, 2,927 registered patients); Meeks Road Surgery (630 m, 10,348 registered patients); Graeme Medical Centre (950 m, 5,093 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Asda Falkirk Superstore (460 m, Asda); Tesco Camelon Esso Express (650 m, Tesco); Morrisons Falkirk (670 m, Morrisons); Tesco Falkirk Grahams Rd Superstore (780 m, Tesco); Lidl Central Falkirk Falkirk (880 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £173,046** (July 2026). Falkirk’s average house price was £173,046 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,432** (2025). Full-time workers living in Falkirk earned a median of £38,432 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 171st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.5×** (2025). A home in Falkirk costs 4.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 24th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 160,230** (2025). Falkirk’s population was an estimated 160,230 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Up 0.2% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Falkirk - Bantaskin - 02 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 471** (2021). Falkirk - Bantaskin - 02 had 471 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 1,996th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.6%** (January 2026). In Falkirk - Bantaskin - 02, 85.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 1.3%** (August 2026). In Falkirk - Bantaskin - 02, 1.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 65.3%** (2021). 65.3% of residents in Falkirk - Bantaskin - 02 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 16,672nd highest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## FK1 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 28,260** (2021). FK1 had 28,260 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 1,013th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in FK1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.2%** (January 2026). In FK1, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 3.6%** (August 2026). In FK1, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk)
- Centre: 55.9986, -3.7926

Council: [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/falkirk): Euan Stainbank (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.7926,55.9986,FK15SU

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fk1-5su.

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