# FK2 7UP: area report for a postcode in Falkirk

FK2 7UP 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 FK2 7UP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) › [FK2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fk2) › [FK2 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fk2-7)

## 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=-3.7812,56.0201,FK27UP
- **Falkirk Grahamston, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.7812,56.0201,FK27UP
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.7812,56.0201,FK27UP
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.7812,56.0201,FK27UP
- **Scotland’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees - 02. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.7812,56.0201,FK27UP
- **£173,046 average price**: For the whole of Falkirk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.7812,56.0201,FK27UP
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 870 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.7812,56.0201,FK27UP
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.7812,56.0201,FK27UP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at FK2 7UP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.7812,56.0201,FK27UP
- **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=-3.7812,56.0201,FK27UP
- **11.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.7812,56.0201,FK27UP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Langlees Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langlees-primary-school-s5742722) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Bainsford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bainsford-primary-school-s5742129) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Carron Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carron-primary-school-s5741122) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Carronshore Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carronshore-primary-school-s5741327) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Victoria Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-primary-school-s5743222) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 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 | 1.6 km (20 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 | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Larbert High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/larbert-high-school-s5747031) | Secondary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: Carron Medical Centre (870 m, 4,418 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Bainsford Falkirk (780 m, Lidl); Co-op Carron Village (830 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Falkirk (870 m, Morrisons); Co-op Scotmid Carronshore (960 m, Scottish Midland Co-operative)

## 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 - Bainsford and Langlees - 02 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 647** (2021). Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees - 02 had 647 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 5,707th 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: 76.6%** (January 2026). In Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees - 02, 76.6% 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: 4.3%** (August 2026). In Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees - 02, 4.3% 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: 67.4%** (2021). 67.4% of residents in Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees - 02 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 11,140th 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.

## FK2 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 49,875** (2021). FK2 had 49,875 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 217th 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 FK2 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: 94.3%** (January 2026). In FK2, 94.3% 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: 2.8%** (August 2026). In FK2, 2.8% 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: 56.0201, -3.7812

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=-3.7812,56.0201,FK27UP

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fk2-7up.

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