Around average
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for FK2 8DN
Falkirk and Stirling
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
FK2 8DN
Coordinates
56.0256, -3.7961
Grid reference
NS881828
Easting
288,160
Northing
682,867
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8R26G3+6H
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 6 — Least Deprived 10%3772
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3772 places this postcode in Decile 6 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
Falkirk
Local Authority
Council AreaAlloa and Grangemouth S14000064
Constituency
S14000064Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst
Constituency code
S14000064
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
Carron - 03 S01016215
S01016215MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Carron S02003000
S02003000LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Carron - 03 S01009115
S01009115MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Carron S02001708
S02001708Other 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
September 1990
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~36 years
Active Duration
1990 -> PresentSeptember 1990 — Introduced
Postcode FK2 8DN introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. IMD Scotland: Rank 3772 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01016215 and MSOA S02003000 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode FK2 8DN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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