# Falkirk

Town in Falkirk, Scotland.

Falkirk is a town in Falkirk, Scotland. About 27,358 people.

Town. Code S45000322. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk)

Falkirk is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Falkirk add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Population: 26,822** (2021). Falkirk had 26,822 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 417th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/falkirk#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Falkirk 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/falkirk#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.2%** (January 2026). In Falkirk, 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/falkirk#f-gigabit-coverage
- **Claimant rate: 3.6%** (August 2026). In Falkirk, 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/falkirk#f-claimant-rate

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S45000322) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Falkirk live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=S45000322) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Falkirk, where most of this town lies. The outline is Falkirk.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=S45000322) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Falkirk, where most of this town lies. The outline is Falkirk.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S45000322) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Falkirk had 26,822 usual residents at the census.

## How Falkirk compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Falkirk | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 26,822 | 29th most populated | 117 towns, Scotland · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 117 towns, Scotland · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.2% | 50th lowest | 117 towns, Scotland · Jan 2026 |
| Claimant rate | 3.6% | joint 34th highest | 117 towns, Scotland · Aug 2026 |

## What is the population of Falkirk?

Falkirk had 26,822 usual residents at the census.
Falkirk is the 417th most populated of 1,209 in the UK.

## Neighbourhoods in Falkirk

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016225) | 608 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016226) | 647 | – | – | 76.6% |
| [Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016227) | 727 | – | – | 93.1% |
| [Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016228) | 384 | – | – | 99.4% |
| [Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016229) | 577 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016230) | 512 | – | – | 97.5% |
| [Falkirk - Bantaskin - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016253) | 998 | – | – | 73.3% |
| [Falkirk - Bantaskin - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016254) | 471 | – | – | 85.6% |
| [Falkirk - Bantaskin - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016255) | 603 | – | – | 97.9% |
| [Falkirk - Bantaskin - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016256) | 879 | – | – | 99.3% |
| [Falkirk - Bantaskin - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016257) | 520 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Falkirk - Grahamston - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016237) | 833 | – | – | 96.8% |
| [Falkirk - Grahamston - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016238) | 396 | – | – | 97.9% |
| [Falkirk - Grahamston - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016239) | 634 | – | – | 92.4% |
| [Falkirk - Grahamston - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016240) | 816 | – | – | 87.9% |
| [Falkirk - Grahamston - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016241) | 747 | – | – | 90.8% |
| [Falkirk - Lochgreen and Lionthorn - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016271) | 662 | – | – | 88.3% |
| [Falkirk - Lochgreen and Lionthorn - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016272) | 716 | – | – | 98.9% |
| [Falkirk - Lochgreen and Lionthorn - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016273) | 471 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Falkirk - Lochgreen and Lionthorn - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016274) | 783 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Falkirk - Lochgreen and Lionthorn - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016275) | 1,057 | – | – | 91.1% |
| [Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016231) | 753 | – | – | 97.3% |
| [Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016232) | 665 | – | – | 84.3% |
| [Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016233) | 788 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016234) | 556 | – | – | 98.6% |
| [Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016235) | 736 | – | – | 79.3% |
| [Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016236) | 861 | – | – | 99.3% |
| [Falkirk - Middlefield - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016245) | 509 | – | – | 88.9% |
| [Falkirk - Middlefield - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016246) | 909 | – | – | 78.4% |
| [Falkirk - Middlefield - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016247) | 960 | – | – | 99.8% |
| [Falkirk - Tamfourhill - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016267) | 594 | – | – | 98.5% |
| [Falkirk - Tamfourhill - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016268) | 779 | – | – | 98.8% |
| [Falkirk - Tamfourhill - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016269) | 621 | – | – | 98.5% |
| [Falkirk - Tamfourhill - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016270) | 614 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Falkirk - Town Centre and Callendar Park - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016248) | 760 | – | – | 88.8% |
| [Falkirk - Town Centre and Callendar Park - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016250) | 833 | – | – | 65.5% |
| [Falkirk - Town Centre and Callendar Park - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016251) | 641 | – | – | 96.2% |
| [Falkirk - Town Centre and Callendar Park - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016252) | 454 | – | – | 65.1% |
| [Falkirk - Westfield - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016242) | 860 | – | – | 99.8% |
| [Falkirk - Westfield - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016243) | 690 | – | – | 100.0% |
| [Falkirk - Westfield - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016244) | 663 | – | – | 99.6% |
| [High Bonnybridge and Greenhill - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016179) | 868 | – | – | 80.2% |

## 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.

## Council

[Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk)

## Postcode districts covering Falkirk

[FK1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fk1), [FK2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fk2), [FK4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fk4)

## Middle areas in Falkirk

[Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/falkirk-bainsford-and-langlees), [Falkirk - Bantaskin](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/falkirk-bantaskin), [Falkirk - Grahamston](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/falkirk-grahamston), [Falkirk - Lochgreen and Lionthorn](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/falkirk-lochgreen-and-lionthorn), [Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/falkirk-merchiston-and-new-carron-village), [Falkirk - Middlefield](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/falkirk-middlefield), [Falkirk - Tamfourhill](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/falkirk-tamfourhill), [Falkirk - Town Centre and Callendar Park](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/falkirk-town-centre-and-callendar-park), [Falkirk - Westfield](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/falkirk-westfield)

## Towns near Falkirk

[Larbert and Stenhousemuir](https://openindex.co.uk/town/larbert-and-stenhousemuir), [Grangemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/grangemouth), [Brightons, Redding and Maddiston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brightons-redding-and-maddiston), [Bonnybridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bonnybridge), [Denny](https://openindex.co.uk/town/denny), [Cumbernauld](https://openindex.co.uk/town/cumbernauld)

## Falkirk in brief

Falkirk is a town in Falkirk, Scotland.
About 27,358 people lived in Falkirk in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
Falkirk had 26,822 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Falkirk live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Falkirk, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Falkirk, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: S45000322
- Constituency: [Falkirk †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/falkirk)
- Council: [Falkirk †](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk)
- Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)
- Area: 8.50 km²
- People, mid-2024: 27,358*
- Neighbourhoods: 42
- Output areas: 241

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Larbert and Stenhousemuir](https://openindex.co.uk/town/larbert-and-stenhousemuir), [Grangemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/grangemouth), [Brightons, Redding and Maddiston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brightons-redding-and-maddiston), [Bonnybridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bonnybridge), [Denny](https://openindex.co.uk/town/denny), [Cumbernauld](https://openindex.co.uk/town/cumbernauld)

## Latest updates for Falkirk

- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S45000322

## How to cite

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