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Art Galleries 9 Theatres 7 Museums 7 Golf Courses 5 Park and Gardens 5 Aquariums 5 Go Karting 4 Stadiums 3 Holiday Parks 2 Golf Driving Ranges 2 Lakes 2 Zoos 1 Nature Reserves 1 Wildlife and Safari Parks 1

Local servicesHospitalRoyal Edinburgh Hospital26 miGP surgeryGP Out Of Hours Service2 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryEast Plean Primary School1.3 miPrimaryKinnaird Primary School1.6 miSecondaryDenny High School2.0 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI20 miRailway stationLarbert1.9 miBus stationForth Valley Royal HospitalLarbert1.4 miFerryRosyth Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FK5 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FK5 postcode district.

County or areaFalkirk
Postcode districtFK5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 38 min4:28 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 57 min8:45 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,008 residentsin the Larbert - North Broomage census areaMedian age 44.91,301 households72% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright19% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 1,506 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 54% go by car, 5% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, Scots 1%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,263 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January53 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 20°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 landmarksTorwood Glenglen · under a mileLochan Hearadhlake · 1.8 miLochan Uaithnelake · 1.9 miChough Glenglen · 2.0 miToptowie Hillhill · 1.5 miWhinnie Muirwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPlean Country Parkpark · under a mile · 90 haGlenbervie Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 75 haHerbertshire Castle Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 8 haCrownest Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 3 haNorth Broomage Parkplaying field · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes104 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202644 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202644 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.3 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,336 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation53 m174 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 12 to 118 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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