Laurieston

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• Today: 9° / 3° · 40% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 4° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

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

35US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Falkirk Grangemouth MC, United Kingdom

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)

467 food businesses within 2 miles

• 417 passed
• 3 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£174,164 average▲ 5.3% YoY

Across Falkirk · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · Asda (3.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 197.9p · Asda (3.3 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

• Sports pitches22
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds17

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)

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,610 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1 jobs advertised · £25,001 avg

e.g. Mobile School Crossing Patrol - FLK14766

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 61% · Wind 39%

0 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:

• 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

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  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 of Falkirk, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) south-west of Grangemouth and 1.6 miles (2.6 km) west of Polmont.

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  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…

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  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.

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  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…

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  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.

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  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…

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