# FK3 8QS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 56.004549, -3.726332
- **Open Location Code:** 9C8R273F+RF
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO86da
- **Qibla:** 119°
- **Grid reference:** NS 92446 80413
- **UTM:** 30V 454706 6206823
- **Elevation:** 5m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** Scotland (S92000003)
- **Admin district:** Falkirk (S12000014)
- **Ward:** Grangemouth (S13002937)
- **Constituency:** Alloa and Grangemouth (S14000064)
- **Travel to work area:** S22000061
- **Police force area:** S23000009
- **European electoral region:** Scotland (S15000001)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** S01016326
- **2021 MSOA:** S02003023
- **2021 output area:** S00152945
- **2011 LSOA:** S01009223
- **2011 MSOA:** S02001730
- **2011 output area:** S00108010
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34001230
- **Rural/urban classification:** Other urban area (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 3262
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000010

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Polmont | 2272 |
| School | Beancross Primary School | 85 |
| Airport | Edinburgh Airport | 22843 |
| Bus stop | Kenilworth Street | 67 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 3966 |
| Defibrillator | Sealock Centre (Beancross And Newlands) | 145 |
| Pharmacy | Lindsay And Gilmour | 328 |
| Post office | Grangemouth Post Office | 1677 |
| Library | Grangemouth Library | 1661 |
| Coast | — | 2849 |
| Central London | — | 553017 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** SP Energy Networks (region N, MPAN 18)
- **Water:** Scottish Water
- **Sewerage:** Scottish Water
- **Broadband:** 100% gigabit, 100% superfast, 100% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [FK3 8HZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/FK3%208HZ)
- [FK3 8RA](https://openpostcodes.uk/FK3%208RA)
- [FK3 8QU](https://openpostcodes.uk/FK3%208QU)
- [FK3 8QT](https://openpostcodes.uk/FK3%208QT)
- [FK3 8QR](https://openpostcodes.uk/FK3%208QR)
- [FK3 8QP](https://openpostcodes.uk/FK3%208QP)

## Boundary

A MultiPolygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/FK3%208QS.json).

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