FK1 2DT
a primarily residential and agricultural postcode in Shieldhill, Falkirk
Coordinates
Latitude: 55.9714 / 55°58'17"N
Longitude: -3.7668 / 3°46'0"W
OS Eastings: 289830
OS Northings: 676789
OS Grid: NS898767
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 1K.WZNR
Mapcode Global: WH5R6.35KK
Plus Code: 9C7RX6CM+H7
Maidenhead Locator System: IO85cx73
What Three Birds: kestrel.grebe.firecrest
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Main Street, Shieldhill, Falkirk FK1 2DT
Summary
FK1 2DT is a primarily residential and agricultural postcode in Shieldhill, Falkirk. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is A.
Commercial rateable values range from £2,450 to £9,500 with an average of £5,593. The most common recorded business types are Shop and Church Hall. Farms and agricultural buildings do not pay business rates and are not included in these figures.
FK1 2DT is in the Falkirk and Stirling travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Falkirk Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
FK1 2DT is approximately 173m (568ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing FK1 2DT
8c1: Hard-Pressed Living - Hard-Pressed Ageing Workers - Ageing Industrious Workers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for FK1 2DT
Scotland 6: a small town or large village, within 30 minutes drive of a settlement of 10,000 or more
Healthy Living Index
3/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
3/10 (Low)
Supermarkets near FK1 2DT include Aldi, Asda, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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FK1 2DT at other websites
- Crime near FK1 2DT at Crime Check UK
- Air quality forecast for FK1 2DT at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at FK1 2DT at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near FK1 2DT at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near FK1 2DT at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near FK1 2DT at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to FK1 2DT at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near FK1 2DT at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near FK1 2DT at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near FK1 2DT at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of FK1 2DT are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Falkirk Council
Ward
Upper Braes
Councillors
Claire Brown (Conservative)
Siobhan Paterson (Labour)
Jim Robertson (SNP)
Scottish Parliament
Region
Central Scotland
Regional MSPs
Mark Griffin (Labour)
Alison Harris (Conservative)
Monica Lennon (Labour)
Richard Leonard (Labour)
Margaret Mitchell (Conservative)
Graham Simpson (Conservative)
Elaine Smith (Labour)
Scottish Parliament constituency
Falkirk East
MSP
Angus MacDonald (SNP)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Falkirk
MP
John McNally (Scottish National Party)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for FK1 2DT.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near FK1 2DT.
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