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Shieldhill

Shieldhill is a village in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, with a population of around 2,470. It has around 1 pharmacy and the nearest railway station is Falkirk High, 2.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Shieldhill 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

3°CClear

  • Today: 9° / 2° · 17% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:24Sunset 16:33

9h 9m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Grangemouth, United Kingdom

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

174 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 151 passed
  • 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Falkirk High (2.6 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Falkirk High (2.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£174,164 average▲ 5.3% YoY

Across Falkirk · to 2026-08

Detached£348,788
Semi-detached£207,195
Terraced£162,111
Flat£102,431

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · Asda (10.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 197.9p · Asda (10.7 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

27 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Superstore - Falkirk Redding Road (2.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches5
  • Playgrounds4

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:

  • AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,610 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 55% · Wind 45%

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 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Shieldhill, Falkirk · 0.1 km

    Shieldhill is a village within the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. The village is two miles southeast of Falkirk, 2+1⁄2 miles southwest of Polmont and 1⁄2 mile north of California.

  • California, Falkirk · 1.0 km

    California is a former pit village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It lies between Shieldhill and Avonbridge on the uplands which form the southern edge of the council area.

  • Battle of Falkirk · 1.7 km

    The Battle of Falkirk, on 22 July 1298, was one of the major battles in the First War of Scottish Independence. Led by King Edward I of England, the English army defeated the Scots, led by William Wallace. Shortly aft…

  • Glen Village · 1.9 km

    Glen Village is a settlement in the Falkirk council area of Scotland, situated at the southern end of Callendar Park, and around 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Falkirk town centre. It adjoins the housing estate of Hallglen,…

  • Polmont rail accident · 1.9 km

    The Polmont rail accident, also known as the Polmont rail disaster, occurred on 30 July 1984 to the west of Polmont, near Falkirk, in Scotland. A westbound push–pull express train travelling from Edinburgh to Glasgow…

  • Falkirk (council area) · 1.9 km

    Falkirk is one of 32 unitary authority council areas of Scotland. It was formed on 1 April 1996 by way of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 from the exact boundaries of Falkirk District, one of three parts…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Shieldhill?
Shieldhill is a town in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, in the Falkirk local authority.
What is the population of Shieldhill?
Shieldhill has an approximate settlement population of 2,470.
How deprived is Shieldhill?
The Falkirk local authority, which includes Shieldhill, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.