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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
Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

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

Detached£351,529
Semi-detached£205,319
Terraced£160,398
Flat£102,011

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Grangemouth Municipal Buildings · 0.8 km

    Grangemouth 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 km

    Grangemouth 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 km

    Grangemouth 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 km

    Grangemouth 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 km

    Ineos Grangemouth is a petrochemical complex located adjacent the closed Grangemouth Refinery on the Firth of Forth in Grangemouth, Scotland.

  • Grangemouth Refinery · 1.7 km

    Grangemouth 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)

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.