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Laurieston

Laurieston is a village in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, with a population of around 2,670. It has two pharmacies and five restaurants or cafés, 25 bus stops, and Polmont railway station is 2.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Laurieston 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
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

10°CModerate rain

  • Today: 16° / 10° · 90% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

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

Air quality

77US 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

462 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 410 passed
  • 8 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Polmont (2.3 km)
  • 25 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Polmont (2.2 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: 166.9p · Asda (3.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (3.3 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

28 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Falkirk Stadium Charging Hub (1.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches22
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds17

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:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools5
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens13
  • Restaurants & cafés10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,565 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

11 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Chinese Tutoring Job in Laurieston (Falkirk) – Flexible Schedule, Become a Spanish Tutor in Laurieston (Falkirk) – Flexible & Remote, Become a Psychology Tutor in Laurieston (Falkirk) – Flexible & Remote

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 84% · Nuclear 16%

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Laurieston, Falkirk · 0.5 km

    Laurieston is a village in the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. It is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east Falkirk, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) south-west of Grangemouth and 1.6 miles (2.6 km) west of Polmont.

  • Mumrills · 0.7 km

    Mumrills was the site of the largest Roman fort on the Antonine Wall in Scotland. It is possible that Mumrills could exchange signals with Flavian Gask Ridge forts. Some believe Mumrills may have been the site of Wall…

  • Westquarter · 0.9 km

    Westquarter is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Polmont and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) south-east of the town of Falkirk.

  • Graeme High School · 1.2 km

    Graeme High School is a non-denominational public secondary school located in Falkirk, Scotland. The school is operated by Falkirk Council on behalf of the Education Department of the Scottish Government. The catchmen…

  • Redding mining disaster · 1.2 km

    The Redding pit disaster was a coal mining disaster in September 1923 when an inrush of water trapped 66 miners underground at a mine shaft in the Central Belt of Scotland, with 40 fatalities.

  • Grandsable Cemetery · 1.2 km

    Grandsable Cemetery lies east of Falkirk, between the A9 and A803 south of Grangemouth near Polmont. It lies on a small hill with views over the Firth of Forth. It is well-maintained with a mature and well-laid landsc…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Laurieston?
Laurieston is a town in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, in the Falkirk local authority.
What is the population of Laurieston?
Laurieston has an approximate settlement population of 2,670.
How deprived is Laurieston?
The Falkirk local authority, which includes Laurieston, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.