Among the most deprived
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for FK1 4HQ
Postcode
FK1 4HQ
Coordinates
56.0060, -3.8214
Grid reference
NS865807
Easting
286,523
Northing
680,729
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8R254H+CC
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
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 2 — Least Deprived 10%1287
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1287 places this postcode in Decile 2 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
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 - Camelon East - 03 S01016260
S01016260MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Falkirk - Camelon East S02003010
S02003010LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Falkirk - Camelon East - 02 S01009160
S01009160MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Falkirk - Camelon East S02001717
S02001717Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
3:46 AM
Sunrise
8:54 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:46 AM
Sunset (today)
8:54 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 2012
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~14 years
Active Duration
2012 -> PresentApril 2012 — Introduced
Postcode FK1 4HQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01016260 and MSOA S02003010 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode FK1 4HQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 2012
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~14 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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