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Living in Airth: Liveability Score 32/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Airth comes out at 32/100 on the 8 categories we can score here. Bills is where Airth most outperforms the national norm: 77/100 against a median of 47/100 across UK towns. Furthest below the national norm is broadband, at 35/100 against a town median of 60/100.

Of the 8 places sharing the FK2 postcode district, Airth scores lowest. Against the wider FK2 district average of 59/100, that is 27 points below. That sits 18 points below the UK-wide average of 50, putting it in the bottom 10% of the towns and villages we score. Wider context for the surrounding area: FK2 postcode district.

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Airth scores 32 but individual postcodes tell the full story

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Score breakdown

Safety & Environment

Safety
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Crime is scored from the last 12 months of police street-level data. Police Scotland does not publish this, and there is no Scottish equivalent of the Police UK open data service, so crime has been left out of the score for this area. This is a gap in published data, not a sign of low crime.

Environment
59
Air Quality NO₂ 4.426 · PM2.5 4.458 · PM10 9.045 µg/m³
81
Green Space 9
Parks Some 1
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds Adequate 5

Services

Schools
12
1 school in area · 2 within 4km
1Requires Improvement
  • Airth Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2011
    Requires Improvement

Score reflects proximity-weighted access to rated schools within 4km: areas with more nearby schools score higher regardless of settlement boundary.

Healthcare
10
A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary86.7 mi
Community Paramedic Service89.2 mi
Hexham General Hospital100.1 mi
Hospital waitsThe Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust71.5 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks72.5%
A&E seen within 4 hrs78.5%
Nearest GP surgeryClackmannan & Kincardine Medical Practice2.9 mi
GP capacity1,324 patients per GP

A&E, dentist and pharmacy data, and CQC ratings, are currently available for England only, not Scotland.

Broadband
35
Full fibre (FTTP)66.2%
available across Falkirk
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
57.9%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
57.9%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
97.2%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 36 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
66
Employment rate70.9%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed71.1%Unemployed1.5%Retired17.7%Student2.6%Other inactive7%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial46.2%Skilled & technical31.8%Routine & elementary22%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications34.1%
Home ownership79.9%
Around the Scotland average for deprivation
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
77
Council tax Falkirk · 2025-26
A £1,051
B £1,227
C £1,402
D £1,577
E £2,072
F £2,563
G £3,088
H £3,864
Energy South Scotland region
Typical bill regional £1,641/yr
Ofgem price cap, GB average · Apr–Jun 2026
Typical home efficiency local EPC band C
Water Scottish Water
Average bill regional £456/yr
Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Transport
9
Alloa 3.6 mi
Larbert 3.9 mi
Falkirk Grahamston 4.5 mi
J3 M876 1.1 mi
J3 M876 1.1 mi
J7 M9 1.7 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
16
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes None
Supermarkets & Convenience Some 1
Retail Shopping None
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Airth. HM Land Registry's Price Paid dataset covers England and Wales only. Scottish sales are recorded separately by Registers of Scotland, which we don't yet include. This is a gap in the data we hold, not a sign of an inactive market.

Nearby places

Kincardine 45 2.7 mi away ⇄
Clackmannan 46 2.9 mi away ⇄
Larbert and Stenhousemuir 61 3.2 mi away ⇄
Alloa 51 3.8 mi away ⇄
Cowie 42 3.9 mi away ⇄
Throsk 0 4.0 mi away ⇄
Plean 43 4.1 mi away ⇄
Grangemouth 53 4.4 mi away ⇄
Falkirk 63 4.4 mi away ⇄
Fallin 49 4.7 mi away ⇄
Camelon 61 4.8 mi away ⇄
Laurieston 62 5.0 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Airth a nice place to live?

Airth has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Airth is 32/100, placing it among a below-average areas in the UK across nine categories: safety, schools, healthcare, environment, transport, broadband, lifestyle, economic health, and bills.

Postcode districts in Airth

FK2 59 ⇄

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