Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 36 min4:28 am – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 58 min8:44 am – 3:42 pm
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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 6°C, lows 1°C1,172 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January63 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesPalacerigg Country Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 335 haBeechbrae Woodpark · 3.5 mi · 12 haBedlormie Neighborhood Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes94 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200329 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202126 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.1 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.0 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
Elevation184 m604 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 150 to 209 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFalkirk Community Hospital4.9 miGP surgerySlamannan Medical Practiceunder a milePharmacyRight Medicine Pharmacy LTDunder a mileDentistFalkirk Community Hospital4.9 miPolice stationPolice Scotland Falkirk Police Station5.1 miCash machineSHOPSMART/ KO-OP SUPERMARKET, Slamannanunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySlamannan Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryFalkirk High School4.8 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI18 miRailway stationCaldercruix3.7 miBus stationBus StationFalkirk5.1 miFerryRosyth Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops22 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationFalkirk6.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FK1 postcode district.
