Avonbridge

13°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 18° / 10° · 87% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:43

13h 4m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

52US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Falkirk Hope St, United Kingdom

93 reported road collisions (2024)

41 killed or seriously injured · 132 casualties · 5.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

7 food businesses within 2 miles

• 7 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Blackridge (5.4 km)
• 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£173,497 average▲ 5.3% YoY

Across Falkirk · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Morrisons (8.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (8.1 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

19 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Sibbald Training (4.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches10
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

160,230 residents in Falkirk

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 63%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in Scotland

6% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 16% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Euan Stainbank

Labour

Falkirk

Source: UK Parliament

SNP (minority)

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,565 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

8 jobs advertised · £18,720 avg

e.g. Self Employed Van Driver, Courier, Class 1 Tramper

Source: Adzuna

£741 median full-time weekly pay

3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,880 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

98% low-carbon electricity

Wind 84% · Nuclear 14% · Imports 2%

9 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Falkirk:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s401 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership377 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office285 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth161 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test139 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Avonbridge · 0.1 km

  Avonbridge is a small village which lies within the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is 4.8 miles (7.7 km) south-southeast of the town of Falkirk. Avonbridge sits just inside the council boundary line bet…

• Avonbridge railway station · 0.4 km

  Avonbridge railway station was a station on the Slamannan Railway. The line connected mines and villages in the Central Scotland.

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  Blackston Junction railway station · 1.0 km

  Blackston Junction railway station served the area of Blackston, Falkirk, Scotland, from 1863 to 1963 on the Slamannan Railway.

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  Standburn · 2.5 km

  Standburn is a small village which lies within the Falkirk council area in central Scotland. It is located 1.3 miles (2.1 km) south-west of Maddiston, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) north-east of Avonbridge and 4.0 miles (6.4 km)…

• Glenellrig railway station · 2.5 km

  Glenellrig railway station served the village of Slamannan, Falkirk, Scotland, from 1848 to 1850 on the Slamannan Railway.

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  Westfield, West Lothian · 2.7 km

  Westfield is a small village of around 180 houses located in the parish of Torphichen in West Lothian, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)