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Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village

Middle area

Central Falkirk. 4,474 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,359
1,708th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village

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Crime across Falkirk

How Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village compares

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Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron VillageMiddle
Population44 middle areas, Falkirk · 2021
Population: every middle area in Falkirk44 areas from 2,213 to 5,986. The middle area is 3,456. Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village is 4,359.
4,3599th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares44 middle areas, Falkirk · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Falkirk44 areas from 0.0% to 94.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage44 middle areas, Falkirk · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Falkirk44 areas from 64.1% to 99.8%. The middle area is 96.9%. Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village is 93.2%.
93.2%13th lowest
Claimant rate44 middle areas, Falkirk · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Falkirk44 areas from 1.0% to 6.4%. The middle area is 2.9%. Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village is 2.3%.
2.3%joint 14th lowest

What is the population of Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village?

Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village had 4,359 usual residents at the census.

Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village is the 1,708th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Falkirk

These figures are published for the whole of Falkirk, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Falkirk and not Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village alone. See Falkirk

Average house price
£174,164
Up 5.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,432
Joint 171st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.5×
Joint 25th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
160,230
Up 0.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village in brief

Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village had 4,359 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.