# FK5 3LZ: area report for a postcode in Falkirk

FK5 3LZ 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 FK5 3LZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) › [FK5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fk5) › [FK5 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fk5-3)

## 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=-3.8255,56.0218,FK53LZ
- **Larbert, 330 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.8255,56.0218,FK53LZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.8255,56.0218,FK53LZ
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.8255,56.0218,FK53LZ
- **Scotland’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Larbert - South Broomage and Village - 02. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.8255,56.0218,FK53LZ
- **£173,046 average price**: For the whole of Falkirk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.8255,56.0218,FK53LZ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.8255,56.0218,FK53LZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.8255,56.0218,FK53LZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at FK5 3LZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.8255,56.0218,FK53LZ
- **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=-3.8255,56.0218,FK53LZ
- **11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.8255,56.0218,FK53LZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Larbert Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/larbert-village-primary-school-s5744229) | Primary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ladeside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladeside-primary-school-s5744326) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Stenhousemuir Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stenhousemuir-primary-school-s5745020) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Larbert High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/larbert-high-school-s5747031) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Kinnaird Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kinnaird-primary-school-s5740029) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Bernadette's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bernadettes-rc-primary-school-s1000128) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Easter Carmuirs Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/easter-carmuirs-primary-school-s5742528) | Primary | 2 km (24 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Larbert (330 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: Viewpoint Medical Practice (540 m, 6,389 registered patients); Parkview Practice (540 m, 5,238 registered patients); Stenhouse Practice (540 m, 3,376 registered patients); Ochilview Practice (540 m, 5,860 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Certas Energy Uk Ltd Falkirk (240 m, Spar); Spar Larbert Main Street (490 m, Spar); Asda Stenhousemuir Superstore (720 m, Asda); Farmfoods Antonshill Stenhousemuir (780 m, Farmfoods)

## 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.

## Larbert - South Broomage and Village - 02 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 922** (2021). Larbert - South Broomage and Village - 02 had 922 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 10,074th 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: 93.6%** (January 2026). In Larbert - South Broomage and Village - 02, 93.6% 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: 1.8%** (August 2026). In Larbert - South Broomage and Village - 02, 1.8% 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.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 65.4%** (2021). 65.4% of residents in Larbert - South Broomage and Village - 02 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 16,347th 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.

## FK5 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 20,540** (2021). FK5 had 20,540 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 1,329th least 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 FK5 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: 97.3%** (January 2026). In FK5, 97.3% 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: 1.8%** (August 2026). In FK5, 1.8% 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: 56.0218, -3.8255

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

## Your MP

- [Alloa and Grangemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/alloa-and-grangemouth): Brian Leishman (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=-3.8255,56.0218,FK53LZ

## How to cite

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