FK1 5QY
a primarily residential postcode in Falkirk
Coordinates
Latitude: 55.9948 / 55°59'41"N
Longitude: -3.7873 / 3°47'14"W
OS Eastings: 288616
OS Northings: 679423
OS Grid: NS886794
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 1K.V73Z
Mapcode Global: WH5QZ.SLP5
Plus Code: 9C7RX6V7+W3
Maidenhead Locator System: IO85cx58
What Three Birds: grosbeak.chaffinch.plover
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Griffiths Street, Falkirk FK1 5QY
Summary
FK1 5QY is a primarily residential postcode in Falkirk. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are A and B.
The average commercial rateable value is £6,600. The most common recorded business type is Surgery.
FK1 5QY is in the Falkirk and Stirling travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Falkirk Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
FK1 5QY is approximately 46m (151ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing FK1 5QY
5b3: Urbanites - Ageing Urban Living - Self-Sufficient Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for FK1 5QY
Scotland 2: a large town or medium-sized city
Healthy Living Index
3/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
3/10 (Low)
Supermarkets near FK1 5QY include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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FK1 5QY at other websites
- Crime near FK1 5QY at Crime Check UK
- Air quality forecast for FK1 5QY at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at FK1 5QY at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near FK1 5QY at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near FK1 5QY at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near FK1 5QY at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to FK1 5QY at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near FK1 5QY at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near FK1 5QY at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near FK1 5QY at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of FK1 5QY are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Falkirk Council
Ward
Falkirk South
Councillors
Lorna Binnie (SNP)
Sarah Patrick (Conservative)
Euan Stainbank (Labour)
Scottish Parliament
Region
Central Scotland
Regional MSPs
Mark Griffin (Labour)
Alison Harris (Conservative)
Monica Lennon (Labour)
Richard Leonard (Labour)
Margaret Mitchell (Conservative)
Graham Simpson (Conservative)
Elaine Smith (Labour)
Scottish Parliament constituency
Falkirk West
MSP
Michael Matheson (SNP)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Falkirk
MP
John McNally (Scottish National Party)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for FK1 5QY.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near FK1 5QY.
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