FK3 9XW

Lower Braes · Falkirk · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Lower Braes
Local authority: Falkirk
Constituency: Falkirk
Postcode district: FK3
Postcode sector: FK3 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
FK2 0YB	246 m
FK3 9UB	295 m
FK3 9UY	384 m
FK2 0XH	418 m
FK2 0XZ	433 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: FK3 9XW
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 August 1977
Terminated: 1 July 1992
Postcode area: FK
Postcode district: FK3
Postcode sector: FK3 9
Latitude: 55.999744
Longitude: -3.704213
British National Grid easting: 293,812
British National Grid northing: 679,844

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Falkirk · S12000014
Electoral ward: Lower Braes · S13002943
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Falkirk · S14000083
Output area: S00153109
Lower layer super output area: Polmont - 06 · S01016313
Middle layer super output area: Polmont · S02003020

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

Explore FK3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools: 1
Primary: 0
Secondary: 0

Oakwood School

Offshore schools
3.4 km

Nearby transport

Wholeflats Roundabout

BCT · Grangemouth
0.2 miles
Sports Stadium

BCT · Grangemouth
0.4 miles
Sports Stadium

BCT · Grangemouth
0.4 miles
Bowhouse Primary School

BCT · Grangemouth
0.4 miles
Sidlaw Place

BCT · Grangemouth
0.4 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 2.1 miles.

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