Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 38 min4:27 am – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 57 min8:44 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,626 residentsin the Grangemouth - Newlands census areaMedian age 45.62,344 households56% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright36% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,256 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 64% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages14% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 11% 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°C978 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 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 spacesZetland Parkpark · under a mile · 18 haInchyra Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haHelix Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 32 haGrangemouth Sports Complexsports ground · under a mile · 3 haGrangemouth Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 63 haRannoch Parkplaying field · under a mile · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes100 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202649 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202649 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 8.1 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% 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)2,509 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 10 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Edinburgh Hospital20 miGP surgeryBo'ness Road Medical Practice4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 2 special, 1 otherPrimarySacred Heart RC Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryBeancross Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryGrangemouth High Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI14 miRailway stationPolmont1.8 miBus stationBus StationFalkirk2.3 miFerryRosyth Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops107 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FK3 postcode district.
