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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 510 m straight lineabout 6 min
Falkirk Grahamston Rail Station
Rail · SW Entrance
- 751 m straight lineabout 9 min
Falkirk High Rail Station
Rail
- 2.2 km straight lineabout 27 min
Camelon Rail Station
Rail · East Entrance
Bus stops
- 157 m straight lineabout 2 min
Neilson Street
Bus · opp · south-east
- 168 m straight lineabout 2 min
St Modans Court
Bus · before · west
- 169 m straight lineabout 2 min
St Modans Court
Bus · after · east
- 176 m straight lineabout 2 min
Howgate Car Park
Bus · at · south-west
- 177 m straight lineabout 2 min
Neilson Street
Bus · at · north-west
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · FK1 1BQ
Registers of Scotland · Falkirk - Town Centre and Callendar Park - 03 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£171,637
Median price: £138,750
2023 sales · 24 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near FK1 1BQ
not available in Scotland gov.scot
People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
Deprivation Index (IMD)
SIMD 2020v2 (Scotland-only ranking)
Scotland-only ranking. Rank 1 is the most deprived of 6,976 data zones (2011). Not comparable with the English Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Decile 6 — Least deprived 40–50%3919
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 12
- Quintile
- 3
- Income
- 3546
- Employment
- 4615.5
- Health
- 2880
- Education
- 4463
- Access
- 5608
- Crime
- 412
- Housing
- 4625
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for FK1 1BQ
Postcode
FK1 1BQ
Coordinates
55.9977, -3.7864
Grid reference
NS886797
Easting
288,682
Northing
679,749
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7RX6X7+3C
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Falkirk and Stirling
ITL Region
Falkirk
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Falkirk
Local Authority
Council AreaFalkirk S14000083
Constituency
S14000083Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Falkirk South
Constituency code
S14000083
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Falkirk
Health & NHS
Forth Valley
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Forth Valley
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
Falkirk Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Falkirk Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Falkirk - Town Centre and Callendar Park - 03 S01016250
S01016250MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Falkirk - Town Centre and Callendar Park S02003008
S02003008LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Falkirk - Town Centre and Callendar Park - 03 S01009151
S01009151MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Falkirk - Town Centre and Callendar Park S02001715
S02001715Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
7:10 AM
Sunrise
4:46 PM
Sunset
9 hours 36 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:10 AM
Sunset (today)
4:46 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 36 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode FK1 1BQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 3919 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01016250 and MSOA S02003008 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode FK1 1BQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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