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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FK1 postcode district.

County or areaFalkirk
Postcode districtFK1
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 37 min4:28 am – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 58 min8:44 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,720 residentsin the Braes Villages census areaMedian age 44.32,000 households60% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright34% social rented, 4% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 2,283 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 5% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,159 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January57 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLoch Ellriglake · 1.1 miLin Mill Fallwaterfall · 2.0 miOld Reservoirreservoir · under a mileGreyriggwater · under a mileMuirheadhill · 1.3 miMillknowehill · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDrumbowie Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 28 haCallendar Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 70 haGray Buchanan Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 17 haBailliefields Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.9 mi · 3 haAvonbridge Pump Tracksports ground · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes90 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200330 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 Nov 202550 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.3 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,074 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation200 m656 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 173 to 209 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFalkirk Community Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryPolmont Park Medical Practice2.4 miPharmacyShieldhill Healthcare LTD1.0 miDentistH. M. I. Forth Valley2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryCalifornia Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryShieldhill Primary School1.0 miSecondaryBraes High School1.8 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI15 miRailway stationPolmont2.5 miBus stationBus StationFalkirk2.9 miFerryRosyth Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FK1 postcode district.


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