Falkirk: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£348,077

Semi-detached

£205,705

Terraced

£160,882

Flat or maisonette

£101,564

First-time buyers

£144,384

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  142,500 in 1991 → 160,020 in 2024 (+12.3%)

  Scotland over the same years: +9.1%

• Average house price

  £84,639 in 2005 → £173,046 in 2026 (+104.5%)

  Scotland over the same years: +84.3%

• Median weekly pay

  £388 in 2008 → £618 in 2025 (+59.0%)

  Scotland over the same years: +70.4%

• Employment rate

  74.4% in 2004 → 72.8% in 2023 (−2.2%)

  Scotland over the same years: +2.9%

• Claimant count

  3.4% in 2001 → 2.8% in 2025 (−17.6%)

  Scotland over the same years: −9.1%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,589 in 1997 → £22,880 in 2024 (+166.4%)

  Scotland over the same years: +153.7%

30 official indicators are published for Falkirk; 23 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work13.9% (2024/25) · 30th lowest of 363
• Business births · Economy & work12.1% (2024) · 73rd highest of 361
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access94.3% (January 2026) · 80th highest of 361
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.6 out of 10 (2022/23) · 99th highest of 363

Where it ranks worst

• No qualifications · Education & skills13.0% (2023) · 279th lowest of 293
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work2.4% (2024) · 340th highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment11.0 t per person (2024) · 340th lowest of 361
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing14.2% (2020 to 2024) · 317th lowest of 373