FK1 5BU

Falkirk North · Falkirk · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Falkirk North
Local authority: Falkirk
Constituency: Falkirk
Postcode district: FK1
Postcode sector: FK1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
FK2 7EZ	137 m
FK2 7EX	155 m
FK2 7HA	185 m
FK2 7EU	188 m
FK2 7YG	192 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: FK1 5BU
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 March 2005
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: FK
Postcode district: FK1
Postcode sector: FK1 5
Latitude: 56.004267
Longitude: -3.790809
British National Grid easting: 288,425
British National Grid northing: 680,484

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Falkirk · S12000014
Electoral ward: Falkirk North · S13002941
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Falkirk · S14000083
Output area: S00152837
Lower layer super output area: Falkirk - Grahamston - 01 · S01016237
Middle layer super output area: Falkirk - Grahamston · S02003005

Postcode source versions

Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools: 1
Primary: 0
Secondary: 0

Oakwood School

Offshore schools
2.1 km

Nearby transport

St Mungo's High School

BCT · Merchiston
0.2 miles
St Francis Primary School

BCT · Merchiston
0.3 miles
Garrison Place

BCT · Falkirk
0.3 miles
Merchiston Gardens

BCT · Merchiston
0.3 miles
Wellside Place

BCT · Falkirk
0.3 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

1 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Oakwood School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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