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A partial picture. We hold published figures for 5 of the 10 measured categories here, so treat this figure as indicative and open the breakdown to see what is missing.

postcode districtFalkirk

FK1

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

This is the bythenumbers area report for the FK1 postcode district in Falkirk. This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety. The figures below are from published UK open data covering Transport, Flood risk and Broadband. They are not a listing of homes, and they are not advice.

How this 85 was calculated

  • Transport

    87/100·33% of the measure

    Falkirk High Rail Station is 0.6 miles away

    A higher measure means a closer railway, metro or tram station and more bus stops within a ten minute walk.

    NaPTAN public transport access nodes, published August 2026. Measured for the FK1 postcode district.

  • Flood risk

    94/100·22% of the measure

    No designated flood warning area nearby

    A higher measure means fewer designated flood warning and alert areas nearby, not more flooding. Live alerts and warnings are not part of this measure.

    Flood warning areas, published August 2026. Measured for the FK1 postcode district.

  • Broadband

    89/100·22% of the measure

    83% of premises can get gigabit broadband

    A higher measure means more premises can order faster broadband, not a slower connection.

    Connected Nations fixed broadband and mobile coverage, published August 2026. Measured for the FK1 postcode district.

  • Healthcare access

    51/100·14% of the measure

    Nearest GP practice 1.1 miles away

    A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.

    Organisation Data Service directory, published August 2026. Measured for the FK1 postcode district.

  • Air quality

    94/100·10% of the measure

    PM2.5 annual mean 4.1 µg/m³, modelled for 2023

    A higher measure means lower modelled nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate levels, not dirtier air.

    UK-AIR automatic monitoring network, published December 2023. Measured for the FK1 postcode district.

Not counted for this area

Schools, Housing market, Amenities, Green space, Council tax. We could not obtain published figures here, so these categories were left out and the remaining weights scaled up to fill the gap. A missing dataset never counts against an area.

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

Area Measure v1.1, covering 51% of the published formula. See the full weightings and worked example.

At a glance

Headline figures for this place

  • Nearest station

    0.6 miles

    Falkirk High Rail Station

    Stations within 1.9 miles

    4

    14 bus stops within a 10 minute walk

  • Nearest GP practice

    1.1 miles

    Ark Medical Practice

    GP practices within 1.2 miles

    1

    Hospital 23 miles

  • Gigabit broadband

    83%

    of addresses can order it

    Median download

    Not available

    97% superfast

  • Flood warning areas

    None within 0.6 miles

    No designated area nearby

    Within 3.1 miles

    0

Place context

Around FK1

FK1 at 55.9834, -3.7947. Pins mark the nearest station, schools, GP and green space when we have a published point for them.

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Data snapshot last refreshed September 2026. Every figure on this page is traceable on the sources page.