Postcode FK3 8BU (Falkirk) Terminated July 1992

Map showing FK3 8BU and nearby postcodes

The postcode FK3 8BU is located in Falkirk It was introduced in August 1973 and terminated in July 1992.FK3 8BU is a large user postcode, usually allocated to a single address receiving at least 500 mail items per day.

FK3 8BU is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.7 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of FK3 8BU as Constrained city dwellers > Ageing city dwellers > Ageing communities and families.

The closest road name to FK3 8BU is South Lumley Street which is centered 14 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Forth House and is 123 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 4.69 km away at Birkhill (Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway) The closest railway station is Polmont Station, 3.38 km away.

The local pub for residents of FK3 8BU is Bridge Bar and is 5.91 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Pass on August 18, 2015. The nearest takeaway food is available from Red Chillies and is 6.01 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Pass on August 27, 2019.

Policing for FK3 8BU is covered by the Scotland police force association and Falkirk Community Health Partnership is Local Health Board (LHB) / Community Health Partnership (CHP) / Local Commissioning Group (LCG) or Primary Healthcare Directorate (PHD).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to FK3 8BU and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to FK3 8BU, and the approximate distance away.

South Lumley Street 14 m
South Marshall Street 96 m
Wallace Street 170 m
Jackson Avenue 176 m
Lumley Street 205 m
Lumley Court 208 m
Dundas Street 211 m
Marshall Street 221 m
Orchard Street 231 m
Creteil Place 253 m
Forth Street 291 m
Lumley Place 292 m
Newhouse Road 307 m
Ochil Street 333 m
Abbots Road 334 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode FK3 8BU

Introduction August 1973
Termination July 1992
User Type Large User - allocated to single addresses receiving at least 500 mail items per day

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from FK3 8BU - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Just Fresh Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Pass
March 26, 2019
3.62 km
Brown And Mason Canteen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Pass
February 1, 2019
4.72 km
Cafe Belgica Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Pass
February 14, 2020
5.15 km
Perc U Up Mobile caterer Exempt
May 9, 2018
5.15 km
Peter W McLaren - Inch Farm Distributors/Transporters Exempt
January 28, 2019
5.42 km
Forth Bay Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Pass
January 21, 2020
5.78 km
Campbells Prime Meat (Staff Canteen) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Pass
June 27, 2019
5.78 km
Co-Op Kincardine Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets Pass
July 10, 2018
5.81 km
Bridge Bar Pub/bar/nightclub Pass
August 18, 2015
5.91 km
Railway Tavern Pub/bar/nightclub Pass
January 17, 2002
5.93 km
The Auld Hoose Pub/bar/nightclub Pass
January 9, 2003
5.93 km
Faodail Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Pass
January 25, 2019
5.97 km
Garvies Pub/bar/nightclub Pass
April 12, 2022
6.01 km
Nicky's Convenience Store Retailers - other Pass
December 15, 2009
6.01 km
Pirries Pub/bar/nightclub Pass
April 14, 2011
6.01 km
Red Chillies Takeaway/sandwich shop Pass
August 27, 2019
6.01 km
Secret Chef Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Pass
July 22, 2019
6.01 km
Kincardine Old Peoples Welfare Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Pass
March 19, 2003
6.02 km
Best One Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
December 16, 2013
6.05 km
Chen Takeaway/sandwich shop Pass
September 23, 2019
6.05 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to FK3 8BU - Data from Apr 2022

Forth House Bus Stop/Station 123 m
Newhouse Business Park Bus Stop/Station 127 m
Newhouse Business Park Bus Stop/Station 127 m
Forth House Bus Stop/Station 132 m
Almond Street Bus Stop/Station 238 m
Tesco Taxi Rank 489 m
Library Taxi Rank 603 m
Polmont Station Taxi Rank 3.36 km
Birkhill (Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway) Metro/Tram 4.69 km
Polmont Station Rail 3.38 km
Polmont Station Rail 3.4 km
Polmont Station Rail 3.4 km
Entrance Air 23.77 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to FK3 8BU - Data from Dec 2021

Western Channel Inland Water 1.33 km
Swinedyke Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.26 km
Skinflats Wetland 2.51 km
Polmont Woods Woodland Or Forest 2.72 km
Eastern Channel Inland Water 2.88 km
Westquarter Glen Valley 3.08 km
Millhall Reservoir Inland Water 3.2 km
Callendar Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.85 km
Avon Banks Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.27 km
Longannet Point Wetland 4.43 km
Mavisbank Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.45 km
Haining Wood Woodland Or Forest 5.04 km
Mavisbank Wood Woodland Or Forest 5.15 km
Old Reservoir Inland Water 5.33 km
Crow Wood Woodland Or Forest 5.35 km

Location

Country Scotland
Latitude 56.01450900
Longitude -3.72575700
OS Easting 292510
OS Northing 0681520
OS Positional Quality Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink® initiative, last known ONS postcode grid reference

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
2615
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Scotland

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Electoral Ward Grangemouth
Local Authority District Falkirk
European Electoral Region Scotland
Local Learning and Skills Council East of Scotland

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code S30000009
Travel To Work Area Falkirk and Stirling

NHS

Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Falkirk Community Health Partnership
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
Forth Valley
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Falkirk Community Health Partnership

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Constrained city dwellers
Group: Ageing city dwellers
Subgroup: Ageing communities and families
Rural-Urban Classification (Scotland) Other Urban Area
Built-Up Area (pseudo) Scotland
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) Scotland
Workplace Zone S34001224
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Grangemouth - Town Centre
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Grangemouth - Town Centre - 01
Output Area / Small Area 7D1