FK1 2DZ
a primarily residential and agricultural postcode in Shieldhill, Falkirk
Coordinates
Latitude: 55.9726 / 55°58'21"N
Longitude: -3.7624 / 3°45'44"W
OS Eastings: 290107
OS Northings: 676920
OS Grid: NS901769
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 1L.WLQP
Mapcode Global: WH5R6.54NM
Plus Code: 9C7RX6FQ+32
Maidenhead Locator System: IO85cx83
What Three Birds: egret.teal.dotterel
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 2DZ
Summary
FK1 2DZ 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 £3,800 to £11,900 with an average of £7,850. The most common recorded business types are Public House and Shop. Farms and agricultural buildings do not pay business rates and are not included in these figures.
FK1 2DZ is in the Falkirk and Stirling travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Falkirk Community Health Partnership Primary Care Trust.
FK1 2DZ is approximately 168m (551ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing FK1 2DZ
8c3: Hard-Pressed Living - Hard-Pressed Ageing Workers - Renting Hard-Pressed Workers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for FK1 2DZ
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 2DZ include Aldi, Asda, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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FK1 2DZ at other websites
- Air quality forecast for FK1 2DZ at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at FK1 2DZ at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near FK1 2DZ at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near FK1 2DZ at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near FK1 2DZ at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to FK1 2DZ at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near FK1 2DZ at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near FK1 2DZ at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near FK1 2DZ at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of FK1 2DZ 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 2DZ.
- 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 2DZ.
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