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County or areaFalkirk
Postcode districtFK2
Telephone code01324
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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 –
People3,899 residentsin the Polmont census areaMedian age 53.31,923 households83% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright5% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 1,910 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, public administration and defence 13%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 58% go by car, 6% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%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 yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWallace's monument, Wallacestonehistoric site · 1.5 miGrangemouth Spitfire Memorialhistoric site · 1.7 miMillhall Reservoirreservoir · under a mileGlen Sherup Horseshoewalk or trail · 1.1 miWestquarter Glenglen · 1.6 miPolmont Woodswoodland · under a mileOld Reservoirreservoir · 2.4 miBlackness Castlecastle · 4.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGray Buchanan Parkpark · under a mile · 17 haGrangemouth Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 63 haInchyra Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 13 haZetland Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 18 haLittle Kersesports ground · under a mile · 12 haRannoch Parkplaying field · under a mile · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes95 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 29 Nov 202550 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 Nov 202549 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 6.8 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.8 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 broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)1,958 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 92 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFalkirk Community Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryPolmont Park Medical Practice3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyNevis Healthcare LTD5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBrightons&Polmont Dental Practiceright herePolice stationGrangemouth Police Station2.0 miCash machineMFG - Polmont (MRH)right hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimarySt Margaret's Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryWallacestone Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryGrangemouth High Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI13 miRailway stationPolmontunder a mileBus stationBus StationFalkirk2.8 miFerryRosyth Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops83 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationFalkirkunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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