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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 6.2 km straight lineabout 78 min
Larbert Rail Station
Rail
- 7.2 km straight lineabout 90 min
Camelon Rail Station
Rail · Main Entrance
- 9.2 km straight lineabout 115 min
Falkirk High Rail Station
Rail · SW Entrance
Bus stops
- 96 m straight lineabout 1 min
Opp McKenna Avenue
Bus · opp · east
- 115 m straight lineabout 1 min
Tarduff Place
Bus · at · west
- 147 m straight lineabout 2 min
Tarduff Place
Bus · opp · east
- 155 m straight lineabout 2 min
Works
Bus · opp · west
- 294 m straight lineabout 4 min
Hookney Terrace
Bus · opp · east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · FK6 5GX
Registers of Scotland · Fankerton, Stoneywood and Denny Town - 01 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£200,105
Median price: £192,000
2023 sales · 19 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near FK6 5GX
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 8 — Least deprived 20–30%4966
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 15
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 5364.5
- Employment
- 5467
- Health
- 4796
- Education
- 3997
- Access
- 921
- Crime
- 6350
- Housing
- 6031
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for FK6 5GX
Falkirk and Stirling
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
FK6 5GX
Coordinates
56.0224, -3.9310
Grid reference
NS797827
Easting
279,738
Northing
682,737
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8R23C9+XH
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
Denny and Banknock
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
Fankerton, Stoneywood and Denny Town - 02 S01016148
S01016148MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Fankerton, Stoneywood and Denny Town S02002988
S02002988LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Fankerton, Stoneywood and Denny Town - 01 S01009055
S01009055MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Fankerton, Stoneywood and Denny Town S02001697
S02001697Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
7:11 AM
Sunrise
4:47 PM
Sunset
9 hours 36 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:11 AM
Sunset (today)
4:47 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 36 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 2011
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~15 years
Active Duration
2011 -> PresentAugust 2011 — Introduced
Postcode FK6 5GX introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01016148 and MSOA S02002988 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode FK6 5GX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2011
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~15 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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