Local servicesHospitalRoyal Edinburgh Hospital20 miGP surgeryPolmont Park Medical Practice3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools10 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryWallacestone Primary Schoolunder a milePrimarySt Margaret's Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryBraes High Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI14 miRailway stationPolmontunder a mileBus stationBus StationFalkirk2.7 miFerryRosyth Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops99 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FK2 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FK2 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 37 min4:28 am – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 57 min8:44 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,992 residentsin the Brightons and Wallacestone census areaMedian age 46.21,688 households84% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright8% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 1,972 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 13%, health and social work 11%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 54% go by car, 6% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,136 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 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 spacesGray Buchanan Parkpark · under a mile · 17 haValley Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haDrumbowie Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 28 haLaurie Parkplaying field · within reach · 4 haGrangemouth Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 63 haBailliefields Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSource: 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 200331 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 Nov 202550 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 6.0 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)1,701 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 152 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
