FK2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Falkirk, in Falkirk.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an FK2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in FK2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How FK2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of FK2?
FK2 had 49,875 usual residents at the census.
FK2 is the 217th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in FK2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brightons and Wallacestone - 01 | 746 | No figure | No figure | 92.0% |
| Brightons and Wallacestone - 02 | 801 | No figure | No figure | 91.9% |
| Brightons and Wallacestone - 03 | 639 | No figure | No figure | 96.8% |
| Brightons and Wallacestone - 04 | 616 | No figure | No figure | 91.8% |
| Brightons and Wallacestone - 05 | 522 | No figure | No figure | 84.5% |
| Brightons and Wallacestone - 06 | 668 | No figure | No figure | 98.4% |
| Carron - 01 | 834 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Carron - 02 | 780 | No figure | No figure | 98.8% |
| Carron - 03 | 535 | No figure | No figure | 92.5% |
| Carron - 04 | 405 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Carronshore - 01 | 716 | No figure | No figure | 98.5% |
| Carronshore - 02 | 573 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Carronshore - 03 | 739 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Carronshore - 04 | 549 | No figure | No figure | 98.3% |
| Carse and Grangemouth Old Town - 01 | 903 | No figure | No figure | 45.9% |
| Carse and Grangemouth Old Town - 02 | 541 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Carse and Grangemouth Old Town - 03 | 524 | No figure | No figure | 99.5% |
| Carse and Grangemouth Old Town - 04 | 631 | No figure | No figure | 39.5% |
| Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees - 01 | 608 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees - 02 | 647 | No figure | No figure | 76.6% |
| Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees - 03 | 727 | No figure | No figure | 93.1% |
| Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees - 04 | 384 | No figure | No figure | 99.4% |
| Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees - 05 | 577 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees - 06 | 512 | No figure | No figure | 97.5% |
| Falkirk - Grahamston - 01 | 833 | No figure | No figure | 96.8% |
| Falkirk - Grahamston - 02 | 396 | No figure | No figure | 97.9% |
| Falkirk - Grahamston - 03 | 634 | No figure | No figure | 92.4% |
| Falkirk - Grahamston - 04 | 816 | No figure | No figure | 87.9% |
| Falkirk - Grahamston - 05 | 747 | No figure | No figure | 90.8% |
| Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 01 | 753 | No figure | No figure | 97.3% |
| Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 02 | 665 | No figure | No figure | 84.3% |
| Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 03 | 788 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 04 | 556 | No figure | No figure | 98.6% |
| Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 05 | 736 | No figure | No figure | 79.3% |
| Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village - 06 | 861 | No figure | No figure | 99.3% |
| Falkirk - Middlefield - 01 | 509 | No figure | No figure | 88.9% |
| Falkirk - Middlefield - 02 | 909 | No figure | No figure | 78.4% |
| Falkirk - Middlefield - 03 | 960 | No figure | No figure | 99.8% |
| Falkirk - Westfield - 01 | 860 | No figure | No figure | 99.8% |
| Falkirk - Westfield - 02 | 690 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Falkirk - Westfield - 03 | 663 | No figure | No figure | 99.6% |
| Larbert - Inches - 06 | 1,010 | No figure | No figure | 99.4% |
| Larbert - Inches - 07 | 1,004 | No figure | No figure | 99.1% |
| Laurieston and Westquarter - 01 | 838 | No figure | No figure | 99.6% |
| Laurieston and Westquarter - 02 | 885 | No figure | No figure | 96.0% |
| Laurieston and Westquarter - 03 | 679 | No figure | No figure | 97.4% |
| Laurieston and Westquarter - 04 | 766 | No figure | No figure | 99.2% |
| Maddiston and Rumford - 01 | 563 | No figure | No figure | 98.3% |
| Maddiston and Rumford - 02 | 824 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Maddiston and Rumford - 03 | 831 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Maddiston and Rumford - 04 | 585 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Maddiston and Rumford - 05 | 487 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Maddiston and Rumford - 06 | 908 | No figure | No figure | 98.3% |
| Maddiston and Rumford - 07 | 835 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Polmont - 01 | 793 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Polmont - 02 | 685 | No figure | No figure | 92.5% |
| Polmont - 03 | 682 | No figure | No figure | 99.5% |
| Polmont - 04 | 620 | No figure | No figure | 96.4% |
| Polmont - 05 | 673 | No figure | No figure | 95.9% |
| Polmont - 06 | 446 | No figure | No figure | 85.9% |
| Redding - 01 | 504 | No figure | No figure | 99.6% |
| Redding - 02 | 724 | No figure | No figure | 99.2% |
| Redding - 03 | 681 | No figure | No figure | 99.4% |
| Redding - 04 | 1,013 | No figure | No figure | 99.8% |
| Reddingmuirhead and Overton - 01 | 647 | No figure | No figure | 86.8% |
| Reddingmuirhead and Overton - 02 | 778 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Reddingmuirhead and Overton - 03 | 730 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Reddingmuirhead and Overton - 04 | 767 | No figure | No figure | 96.2% |
| Reddingmuirhead and Overton - 05 | 1,014 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Reddingmuirhead and Overton - 06 | 1,069 | No figure | No figure | 99.5% |
MPs for FK2
- Euan StainbankLabourMP for Falkirk80% of FK2’s postcodes
- Brian LeishmanLabourMP for Alloa and Grangemouth20% of FK2’s postcodes
- Chris KaneLabourMP for Stirling and Strathallan0.7% of FK2’s postcodes
- Kirsteen SullivanLabour (Co-op)MP for Bathgate and Linlithgow0.1% of FK2’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in FK214
Postcode sectors in FK24
Council1
Towns in FK23
Postcode districts next to FK28
Nearest rail stations2
More in the FK postcode area2
FK2 in brief
FK2 is a postcode district covering Falkirk, in Falkirk.
About 50,779 people lived in FK2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
FK2 had 49,875 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in FK2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In FK2, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In FK2, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.