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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 10 m straight lineabout 1 min
Falkirk Grahamston Rail Station
Rail · West Entrance
- 1.3 km straight lineabout 16 min
Falkirk High Rail Station
Rail
- 2.1 km straight lineabout 26 min
Camelon Rail Station
Rail · East Entrance
Bus stops
- 54 m straight lineabout 1 min
Grahamston Station
Bus · before · north
- 84 m straight lineabout 1 min
Garrison Place
Bus · STOP 1 · west
- 92 m straight lineabout 1 min
Garrison Place
Bus · STOP 2 · west
- 112 m straight lineabout 1 min
Central Retail Park
Bus · opp · north
- 140 m straight lineabout 2 min
Weir Street
Bus · before · south-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · FK1 1HU
Registers of Scotland · Falkirk - Grahamston - 03 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£126,775
Median price: £133,500
2023 sales · 12 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near FK1 1HU
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 3 — Most deprived 20–30%1481
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 5
- Quintile
- 2
- Income
- 1921
- Employment
- 1163
- Health
- 1562
- Education
- 2576
- Access
- 6048
- Crime
- 27
- Housing
- 2800
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for FK1 1HU
Postcode
FK1 1HU
Coordinates
56.0025, -3.7850
Grid reference
NS887802
Easting
288,781
Northing
680,275
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8R2627+XX
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 North
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 - Grahamston - 03 S01016239
S01016239MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Falkirk - Grahamston S02003005
S02003005LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Falkirk - Grahamston - 03 S01009140
S01009140MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Falkirk - Grahamston S02001713
S02001713Other 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
September 1981
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~45 years
Active Duration
1981 -> PresentSeptember 1981 — Introduced
Postcode FK1 1HU 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 1481 · Decile 3
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01016239 and MSOA S02003005 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode FK1 1HU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 1981
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~45 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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