Overview for Portal Road, GRANGEMOUTH, FK3 8SU
Introduction
Grangemouth is a town in the Falkirk council area, Scotland. Historically part of the county of Stirlingshire, the town lies in the Forth Valley, on the banks of the Firth of Forth, 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Falkirk, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Bo'ness and 13 miles (20.9 km) south-east of Stirling. Grangemouth had a resident population of 17,906 according to the 2001 Census. Preliminary figures from the 2011 census reported the number as 17,373.
Grangemouth's original growth as a town relied mainly on its geographical location. Originally a bustling port, trade flowed through the town with the construction of the Forth and Clyde Canal in the 18th century. Nowadays, the economy of Grangemouth is focused primarily on the large petrochemical industry of the area which includes the oil refinery, owned by Ineos, one of the largest of its kind in Europe. The town is twinned with La Porte, Indiana.
Residents of the town are known as Portonians.
Summary for Portal Road, GRANGEMOUTH, FK3 8SU
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Member of UK Parliament
This postcode is in the Linlithgow and East Falkirk parliamentary constituency.
Linlithgow and East Falkirk is a constituency in Scotland. The seat has been held by Martyn Day (Scottish National Party) since May 2015.
Most Recent House Sales for Portal Road, FK3 8SU
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Sunrise and Sunset at FK3 8SU
Traffic Emission and Congestion Zones
Historical Weather Summary
| Clear | 8.09% |
| Cloudy | 56.28% |
| Rain | 11.42% |
| Windy | 23.59% |
| Other | 0.62% |
Average Energy Performance
Companies Registered at FK3 8SU
Postcode Details for FK3 8SU
Recent Updates
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18 Apr 2024 Added Traffic Camera Views from Traffic Scotland to Roadworks within Scotland |
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15 Apr 2024 Schools Data updated for April 2024 |
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10 Apr 2024 Companies Data updated for March 2024 |
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7 Apr 2024 New option to receive automatic updates to roadworks that affect you |
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7 Apr 2024 Police and Crime data updated for February 2024 |
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3 Apr 2024 Sold House Price data updated for February 2024 |
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30 Mar 2024 Energy Performance Certificates (England and Wales) updated February 2024 |
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28 Mar 2024 New feature to use Geolocating functions to detect your current location |
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The Rural/Urban classification is based upon data collected during the 2011 Census and released in August 2013 and is categorised into 6 distinct classes.
[A] Urban Major conurbation: A built up area with a population of 10,000 (3,000 in Scotland) or more and is assigned to the major conurbation settlement category.
[B] Urban Minor conurbation: A built up area with a population of 10,000 (3,000 in Scotland) or more and is assigned to the minor conurbation settlement category.
[C] Urban City and town: A built up area with a population of 10,000 (3,000 in Scotland) or more and is assigned to the city and town settlement category.
[D] Rural Town and fringe
[E] Rural Village
[F] Rural Hamlet and isolated dwelling
The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is the official measure of relative deprivation.
The index is based on 39 separate indicators across seven distinct domains (Income; Employment; Health and Disability; Education, Skills and Training; Crime; Barriers to Housing and Services; Living Environment) to provide an overall measure of multiple deprivation and is calculated for every neighbourhood.
The index is relative rather than an absolute scale and so a neighbourhood with a score of 10 is more deprived than one rated 20, but this does not equate to being twice as deprived.
Please note: Different indices are used in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and so comparison of scores from neighbourhoods in different countries should not be undertaken.
These figures report on incorporated UK companies only that are registered at this postcode and do not include sole-traders, partnerships or overseas organisations.
The population figure shown for your area are an estimate provided by the Office for National Statistics and is rounded to the nearest 1,000.
The estimates are derived from the Annual Population Survey (APS) which is the Labour Force Survey (LFS) plus various sample boosts.
There are 55 unitary authorities. They provide all local government services in their areas. These are mainly in the cities, urban areas and larger towns although there are now 6 shire county councils that are unitary (ie have no district councils beneath them).
