# FK8 1UW: area report for a postcode in Stirling

FK8 1UW is a postcode in Stirling.

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 Stirling. Open the map at FK8 1UW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Stirling](https://openindex.co.uk/stirling) › [FK8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fk8) › [FK8 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fk8-1)

## 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=-3.9320,56.1259,FK81UW
- **Stirling, 710 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.9320,56.1259,FK81UW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.9320,56.1259,FK81UW
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.9320,56.1259,FK81UW
- **Scotland’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Forth - 01. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.9320,56.1259,FK81UW
- **£239,034 average price**: For the whole of Stirling, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.9320,56.1259,FK81UW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.9320,56.1259,FK81UW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.9320,56.1259,FK81UW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at FK8 1UW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.9320,56.1259,FK81UW
- **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=-3.9320,56.1259,FK81UW
- **7.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.9320,56.1259,FK81UW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Riverside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-primary-school-s5725429) | Primary | 80 m (1 minute on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Allan's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/allans-primary-school-s5724821) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Our Lady's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-ladys-rc-primary-school-s5725720) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Castleview School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castleview-school-s5726840) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Raploch Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/raploch-primary-school-s5725321) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Cornton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cornton-primary-school-s5725224) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Wallace High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wallace-high-school-s5726530) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Modan's High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-modans-high-school-s5726336) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Stirling (710 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: Orchard House Health Centre (520 m, 4,341 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Stirling Superstore (390 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Stirling (910 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Stirling Kings Mall (930 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £239,034** (July 2026). Stirling’s average house price was £239,034 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,559** (2025). Full-time workers living in Stirling earned a median of £43,559 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 76th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.5×** (2025). A home in Stirling costs 5.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 59th 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: 94,040** (2025). Stirling’s population was an estimated 94,040 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.6% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Riverside and Logie - 01 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 741** (2021). Riverside and Logie - 01 had 741 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 7,592nd 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: 98.3%** (January 2026). In Riverside and Logie - 01, 98.3% 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: 1.7%** (August 2026). In Riverside and Logie - 01, 1.7% 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: 75.8%** (2021). 75.8% of residents in Riverside and Logie - 01 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 2,594th 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.

## FK8 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 19,926** (2021). FK8 had 19,926 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 1,289th 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: 12%** (2022). About 12% of people in FK8 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: 80.3%** (January 2026). In FK8, 80.3% 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: 2.7%** (August 2026). In FK8, 2.7% 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: [Stirling](https://openindex.co.uk/stirling)
- Centre: 56.1259, -3.9320

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

## Your MP

- [Stirling and Strathallan](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stirling-and-strathallan): Chris Kane (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=-3.9320,56.1259,FK81UW

## How to cite

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