Camelon
Camelon is a town in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, with a population of around 4,508. It has around 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and 19 restaurants and cafés, 24 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Camelon, 0.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Camelon area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Falkirk area is less deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
- Council
- Falkirk
- County
- Stirling and Falkirk
- Constituency
- Falkirk
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
9°COvercast
- Today: 10° / 3° · 37% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Partly Cloudy
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:26Sunset 16:30
9h 4m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Falkirk West Bridge Street, United Kingdom
Road safety
79 reported road collisions (2025)
35 killed or seriously injured · 103 casualties · 4.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
435 food businesses within 2 miles
- 392 passed
- 6 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Camelon (0.3 km)
- 24 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Camelon (0.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£174,164 average▲ 5.3% YoY
Across Falkirk · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 171.7p · Asda (11.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 196.7p · Asda (11.6 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
29 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Falkirk (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres4
- Sports pitches30
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds13
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
160,230 residents in Falkirk
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 63%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)
Deprivation
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
Your MP
Euan Stainbank
Labour
Falkirk
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
SNP (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools7
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens13
- Restaurants & cafés23
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,610 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
8 jobs advertised · £37,142 avg
e.g. Registered Nurse, Maintenance Operative, Civil Engineer
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£741 median full-time weekly pay
2.9% 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
Grid electricity
100% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 70% · Wind 27% · Solar 3% · Imports 0%
0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Falkirk:
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government288 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth161 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK123 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately122 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills113 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Camelon · 0.3 kmCamelon is a village within the Falkirk council area, Scotland. The village is in the Forth Valley, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Falkirk, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Larbert and 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Bonnybridge. The main…
Camelon railway station · 0.3 kmCamelon railway station is a railway station serving the suburb of Camelon in Falkirk, Scotland. It is located on the Edinburgh-Dunblane and Cumbernauld Lines. Train services are provided by ScotRail. The present stat…
Camelon Juniors F.C. · 0.4 kmCamelon Juniors Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Camelon, in the Falkirk district. The team plays in the East of Scotland League Premier Division, having moved from the junior leagues in 2018. Despi…
Falkirk Sheriff Court · 0.4 kmFalkirk Sheriff Court is a judicial structure on Main Street in Camelon, a district of Falkirk in Scotland. It operates within the sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife.
Watling Lodge · 0.7 kmWatling Lodge was a Roman fortlet on the Antonine Wall in Scotland. It was located near what is now Lock Sixteen on the Forth and Clyde Canal in Falkirk with neighbouring forts at Rough Castle to the west and Falkirk…
Tamfourhill · 0.9 kmTamfourhill is a working-class residential suburb of Falkirk within the Falkirk, Scotland. It is located approximately 1.5 miles west of the city centre. The Falkirk Wheel is located just to the northwest of the villa…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Camelon?
- Camelon is a town in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, in the Falkirk local authority.
- What is the population of Camelon?
- Camelon has an approximate settlement population of 4,508.
- How deprived is Camelon?
- The Falkirk local authority, which includes Camelon, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.