# Larbert and Stenhousemuir Town in Falkirk, Scotland. Larbert and Stenhousemuir is a town in Falkirk, Scotland. About 26,346 people. Town. Code S45000490. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) Larbert and Stenhousemuir is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Larbert and Stenhousemuir 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: 26,208** (2021). Larbert and Stenhousemuir had 26,208 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 428th 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/larbert-and-stenhousemuir#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Larbert and Stenhousemuir 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/larbert-and-stenhousemuir#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.3%** (January 2026). In Larbert and Stenhousemuir, 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/larbert-and-stenhousemuir#f-gigabit-coverage - **Claimant rate: 1.8%** (August 2026). In Larbert and Stenhousemuir, 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/larbert-and-stenhousemuir#f-claimant-rate ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S45000490) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Larbert and Stenhousemuir 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=S45000490) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Falkirk, where most of this town lies. The outline is Larbert and Stenhousemuir. - [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=S45000490) (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 Larbert and Stenhousemuir. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S45000490) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Larbert and Stenhousemuir had 26,208 usual residents at the census. ## How Larbert and Stenhousemuir compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Larbert and Stenhousemuir | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | 26,208 | 31st 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 | 98.3% | 7th highest | 117 towns, Scotland · Jan 2026 | | Claimant rate | 1.8% | joint 16th lowest | 117 towns, Scotland · Aug 2026 | ## What is the population of Larbert and Stenhousemuir? Larbert and Stenhousemuir had 26,208 usual residents at the census. Larbert and Stenhousemuir is the 428th most populated of 1,209 in the UK. ## Neighbourhoods in Larbert and Stenhousemuir | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Carron - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016213) | 834 | – | – | 100.0% | | [Carron - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016214) | 780 | – | – | 98.8% | | [Carron - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016215) | 535 | – | – | 92.5% | | [Carron - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016216) | 405 | – | – | 100.0% | | [Carronshore - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016217) | 716 | – | – | 98.5% | | [Carronshore - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016218) | 573 | – | – | 100.0% | | [Carronshore - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016219) | 739 | – | – | 100.0% | | [Carronshore - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016220) | 549 | – | – | 98.3% | | [Larbert - Inches - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016183) | 844 | – | – | 100.0% | | [Larbert - Inches - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016184) | 871 | – | – | 95.8% | | [Larbert - Inches - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016185) | 815 | – | – | 97.6% | | [Larbert - Inches - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016186) | 665 | – | – | 99.5% | | [Larbert - Inches - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016187) | 777 | – | – | 100.0% | | [Larbert - Inches - 06](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016188) | 1,010 | – | – | 99.4% | | [Larbert - Inches - 07](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016189) | 1,004 | – | – | 99.1% | | [Larbert - North Broomage - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016190) | 1,063 | – | – | 87.4% | | [Larbert - North Broomage - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016191) | 577 | – | – | 96.3% | | [Larbert - North Broomage - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016192) | 634 | – | – | 100.0% | | [Larbert - North Broomage - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016193) | 734 | – | – | 86.5% | | [Larbert - South Broomage and Village - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016194) | 655 | – | – | 99.0% | | [Larbert - South Broomage and Village - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016195) | 922 | – | – | 93.6% | | [Larbert - South Broomage and Village - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016196) | 1,026 | – | – | 93.8% | | [Larbert - South Broomage and Village - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016197) | 836 | – | – | 99.4% | | [Larbert - South Broomage and Village - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016198) | 465 | – | – | 96.9% | | [Stenhousemuir - Antonshill - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016208) | 666 | – | – | 100.0% | | [Stenhousemuir - Antonshill - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016209) | 609 | – | – | 100.0% | | [Stenhousemuir - Antonshill - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016210) | 582 | – | – | 98.2% | | [Stenhousemuir - Antonshill - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016211) | 795 | – | – | 99.2% | | [Stenhousemuir - Antonshill - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016212) | 526 | – | – | 100.0% | | [Stenhousemuir East - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016203) | 494 | – | – | 100.0% | | [Stenhousemuir East - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016204) | 710 | – | – | 99.7% | | [Stenhousemuir East - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016205) | 746 | – | – | 99.4% | | [Stenhousemuir East - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016206) | 547 | – | – | 100.0% | | [Stenhousemuir East - 05](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016207) | 771 | – | – | 98.5% | | [Stenhousemuir West - 01](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016199) | 700 | – | – | 99.0% | | [Stenhousemuir West - 02](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016200) | 832 | – | – | 96.6% | | [Stenhousemuir West - 03](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016201) | 869 | – | – | 99.7% | | [Stenhousemuir West - 04](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/neighbourhood/s01016202) | 855 | – | – | 100.0% | ## 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. ## Council [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) ## Postcode districts covering Larbert and Stenhousemuir [FK2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fk2), [FK5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/fk5) ## Middle areas in Larbert and Stenhousemuir [Carron](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/carron), [Carronshore](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/carronshore), [Larbert - Inches](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/larbert-inches), [Larbert - North Broomage](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/larbert-north-broomage), [Larbert - South Broomage and Village](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/larbert-south-broomage-and-village), [Stenhousemuir - Antonshill](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/stenhousemuir-antonshill), [Stenhousemuir East](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/stenhousemuir-east), [Stenhousemuir West](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk/stenhousemuir-west) ## Towns near Larbert and Stenhousemuir [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/town/falkirk), [Grangemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/grangemouth), [Bonnybridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bonnybridge), [Denny](https://openindex.co.uk/town/denny), [Brightons, Redding and Maddiston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brightons-redding-and-maddiston), [Alloa](https://openindex.co.uk/town/alloa) ## Larbert and Stenhousemuir in brief Larbert and Stenhousemuir is a town in Falkirk, Scotland. About 26,346 people lived in Larbert and Stenhousemuir in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates). Larbert and Stenhousemuir had 26,208 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in Larbert and Stenhousemuir live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Larbert and Stenhousemuir, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. In Larbert and Stenhousemuir, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: S45000490 - Constituency: [Alloa and Grangemouth †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/alloa-and-grangemouth) - Council: [Falkirk †](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) - Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) - Area: 8.04 km² - People, mid-2024: 26,346* - Neighbourhoods: 38 - Output areas: 213 * 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 [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/town/falkirk), [Grangemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/grangemouth), [Bonnybridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bonnybridge), [Denny](https://openindex.co.uk/town/denny), [Brightons, Redding and Maddiston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brightons-redding-and-maddiston), [Alloa](https://openindex.co.uk/town/alloa) ## Latest updates for Larbert and Stenhousemuir - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S45000490 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/larbert-and-stenhousemuir, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/larbert-and-stenhousemuir#f-population. 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