Grangemouth
Grangemouth is a town in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, with a population of around 16,120. It has one GP surgery, three pharmacies, one supermarket, and around 19 restaurants and cafés. The nearest railway station is Polmont, 3.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Grangemouth 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
- Linlithgow and East Falkirk
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
13°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 11° · 71% rain
- Tomorrow: 16° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:37
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
54US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Falkirk Grangemouth MC, United Kingdom
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
213 food businesses within 2 miles
- 187 passed
- 4 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Polmont (3.0 km)
- 5 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Polmont (3.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£173,497 average▲ 5.3% YoY
Across Falkirk · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 165.7p · Morrisons (12 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (4.2 km)
10 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
33 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Grangemouth Sports Complex (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches21
- 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
Brian Leishman
Labour
Alloa and Grangemouth
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
SNP (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies4
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens12
- Restaurants & cafés26
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,565 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
131 jobs advertised · £38,094 avg
e.g. Class 1 Tramper, Hire Controller, Process Engineer (chemical engineering)
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
Grid electricity
100% low-carbon electricity
Wind 71% · Nuclear 29%
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 Alloa and Grangemouth:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s348 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership292 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office271 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth205 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test171 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Grangemouth Municipal Buildings · 0.8 kmGrangemouth Municipal Buildings, also known as Grangemouth Municipal Chambers, is a municipal structure in Bo'ness Road, Grangemouth, Scotland. The structure was the headquarters of Grangemouth Burgh Council.
Grangemouth Town Hall · 0.9 kmGrangemouth Town Hall is a municipal structure in Bo'ness Road, Grangemouth, Scotland. The structure was the meeting place of Grangemouth Burgh Council until 1937 and remains the main events venue in the area.
Grangemouth · 0.9 kmGrangemouth is a town in the Falkirk council area in the central belt of Scotland. Historically part of the county of Stirlingshire, the town lies in the Forth Valley, on the banks of the Firth of Forth, three miles e…
Grangemouth TMD · 1.4 kmGrangemouth TMD was a traction maintenance depot located in Grangemouth, Scotland. The depot was situated on the Edinburgh to Dunblane Line and was near Falkirk Grahamston station.
Ineos Grangemouth · 1.7 kmIneos Grangemouth is a petrochemical complex located adjacent the closed Grangemouth Refinery on the Firth of Forth in Grangemouth, Scotland.
Grangemouth Refinery · 1.7 kmGrangemouth Refinery was an oil refinery complex located on the Firth of Forth in Grangemouth, Scotland, built by BP but latterly operated by Petroineos. It was the only operating crude oil refinery in Scotland, and w…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Grangemouth?
- Grangemouth is a town in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, in the Falkirk local authority.
- What is the population of Grangemouth?
- Grangemouth has an approximate settlement population of 16,120.
- How deprived is Grangemouth?
- The Falkirk local authority, which includes Grangemouth, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.