Polmont
Polmont is a town in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, with a population of around 5,040. It has around 2 pharmacies and 11 restaurants and cafés, 13 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Polmont, 0.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Polmont 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°CMist
- Today: 17° / 9° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:40
12h 59m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
61US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Grangemouth, 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
165 food businesses within 2 miles
- 140 passed
- 5 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Polmont (0.8 km)
- 13 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Polmont (0.9 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: 167.9p · Morrisons (5.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (5.3 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
27 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Polmont Station (West) Station Lane (0.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches28
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds24
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
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés13
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,565 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
16 jobs advertised · £40,795 avg
e.g. Junior Project Enigineer, HGV Class 1 ADR Driver, Become a Portuguese Tutor in Polmont – 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
98% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 66% · Wind 31% · Imports 2% · Biomass 0%
1 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:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s401 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership377 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office285 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth161 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test139 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Polmont · 0.1 kmPolmont is a village in the Falkirk council area of Central Scotland. It lies towards the east of the town of Falkirk, north of the Union Canal, which runs adjacent to the village.
Polmont railway station · 0.8 kmPolmont railway station is a railway station serving the village of Polmont, Scotland as well as the other Falkirk Braes villages. It is located on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line and is also served by ScotR…
Brightons · 1.2 kmBrightons is a village in the east of the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is 2.7 miles (4.3 km) south-east of Falkirk, 2.2 miles (3.5 km) south of Grangemouth and 4.6 miles (7.4 km) west of Linlithgow. It is surr…
Redding, Falkirk · 1.4 kmRedding is a village within the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. The village is 2.1 miles (3.4 km) southeast of Falkirk, 1.9 miles (3.1 km) south-southwest of Grangemouth and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Polmont.
Falkirk distillery · 1.4 kmFalkirk is a Scotch whisky distillery in Falkirk, Scotland. Falkirk was the first distillery to recommence whisky production in the Falkirk area since the Rosebank distillery closed in 1993.
- Falkirk Braes · 1.4 km
The Falkirk Braes is a geographical and sociopolitical entity within the Falkirk local authority area in Scotland. The population is approximately 32,000 (2018), about 20% of the total for Falkirk council area.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Polmont?
- Polmont is a town in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, in the Falkirk local authority.
- What is the population of Polmont?
- Polmont has an approximate settlement population of 5,040.
- How deprived is Polmont?
- The Falkirk local authority, which includes Polmont, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.