Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 38 min4:28 am – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 57 min8:44 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,554 residentsin the Carron census areaMedian age 50.81,165 households80% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright11% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 1,304 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 62% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,071 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January46 days of air frost, 3 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 spacesGairdoch Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haStenhouse Parkpark · under a mileDawson Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haTryst Groundgolf course · 1.0 mi · 39 haCarron Gymnastics Centresports ground · under a mileStirling Road Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.4 mi · 17 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202646 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202646 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 7.2 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% 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)1,160 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 36 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFalkirk Community Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryCarron Medical Centre11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBestway National Chemists LTD12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistTryst Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools13 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryCarron Primary Schoolright herePrimaryCarronshore Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryLarbert High Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI17 miRailway stationLarbert1.5 miBus stationBus StationFalkirk1.9 miFerryRosyth Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops120 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FK2 postcode district.
