FK1 5LW

Falkirk South · Falkirk · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
FK1 5LP	11 m
FK1 5LN	77 m
FK1 5LH	82 m
FK1 5LQ	96 m
FK1 5NE	129 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: FK1 5LW
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 August 1986
Terminated: 1 June 1997
Postcode area: FK
Postcode district: FK1
Postcode sector: FK1 5
Latitude: 55.992643
Longitude: -3.790511
British National Grid easting: 288,410
British National Grid northing: 679,190

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Falkirk · S12000014
Electoral ward: Falkirk South · S13002942
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Falkirk · S14000083
Output area: S00153247
Lower layer super output area: Falkirk - Lochgreen and Lionthorn - 01 · S01016271
Middle layer super output area: Falkirk - Lochgreen and Lionthorn · S02003013

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

High Station Turning Circle

BCT · Falkirk
0.1 miles
Falkirk High Station

TXR · Falkirk
0.1 miles
Falkirk High Rail Station

RLY · Falkirk
0.1 miles
Falkirk High Station

BCT · Falkirk
0.1 miles
Falkirk High Rail Station

RSE · Falkirk
0.1 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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