FK3
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Grangemouth, Bowhouse and Glensburgh, in Falkirk.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an FK3 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In FK3, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How FK3 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of FK3?
FK3 had 16,028 usual residents at the census.
FK3 is the 1,058th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in FK3
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grangemouth - Bowhouse - 01 | 665 | No figure | No figure | 98.0% |
| Grangemouth - Bowhouse - 02 | 812 | No figure | No figure | 97.4% |
| Grangemouth - Bowhouse - 03 | 548 | No figure | No figure | 98.4% |
| Grangemouth - Bowhouse - 04 | 889 | No figure | No figure | 98.1% |
| Grangemouth - Bowhouse - 05 | 683 | No figure | No figure | 99.1% |
| Grangemouth - Kersiebank - 01 | 529 | No figure | No figure | 90.4% |
| Grangemouth - Kersiebank - 02 | 537 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Grangemouth - Kersiebank - 03 | 922 | No figure | No figure | 94.2% |
| Grangemouth - Kersiebank - 04 | 928 | No figure | No figure | 87.2% |
| Grangemouth - Kersiebank - 05 | 487 | No figure | No figure | 99.1% |
| Grangemouth - Kersiebank - 06 | 800 | No figure | No figure | 99.1% |
| Grangemouth - Newlands - 01 | 574 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Grangemouth - Newlands - 02 | 509 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Grangemouth - Newlands - 03 | 535 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Grangemouth - Newlands - 04 | 464 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Grangemouth - Newlands - 05 | 580 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Grangemouth - Newlands - 06 | 635 | No figure | No figure | 97.8% |
| Grangemouth - Newlands - 07 | 521 | No figure | No figure | 89.0% |
| Grangemouth - Newlands - 08 | 808 | No figure | No figure | 92.1% |
| Grangemouth - Town Centre - 01 | 698 | No figure | No figure | 93.8% |
| Grangemouth - Town Centre - 02 | 525 | No figure | No figure | 86.8% |
| Grangemouth - Town Centre - 03 | 530 | No figure | No figure | 95.3% |
| Grangemouth - Town Centre - 04 | 891 | No figure | No figure | 71.7% |
| Grangemouth - Town Centre - 05 | 949 | No figure | No figure | 99.6% |
MPs for FK3
- Brian LeishmanLabourMP for Alloa and Grangemouth98% of FK3’s postcodes
- Euan StainbankLabourMP for Falkirk1.7% of FK3’s postcodes
- Kirsteen SullivanLabour (Co-op)MP for Bathgate and Linlithgow0.2% of FK3’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in FK34
Postcode sectors in FK34
Council1
Towns in FK31
Postcode districts next to FK31
Nearest rail stations2
More in the FK postcode area2
FK3 in brief
FK3 is a postcode district covering Grangemouth, Bowhouse and Glensburgh, in Falkirk.
About 16,092 people lived in FK3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
FK3 had 16,028 usual residents at the census.
In FK3, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In FK3, 4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
65.0% of residents in FK3 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.