strength
Use the council-owned site to join up public services
The council has acquired the town-hall site in central Falkirk.
Public ownership gives it a practical role in shaping access and use.
What could help →Falkirk, in numbers
Issues and SWOT
Falkirk council area. Every figure carries its own date.
Strengths to build on. Pressures to address. Choices to make.
These assessments connect evidence with proposed responses. They are not ratings of council performance.
Strengths
strength
Make room for homes people can afford
The average home price is £173,000 (July 2026) in Falkirk council area. This is about £23,000 lower than the Scotland average for the same month.
Housing costs matter most alongside earnings and the number of affordable homes available. A local average cannot tell us whether a particular household can afford its home.
What could help →Weaknesses
weakness
Give Denny a delivery programme residents can follow
Denny’s sports facility remains a capital proposal.
Residents cannot plan activities around an unconfirmed opening.
What could help →Opportunities
opportunity
Make the new town hall useful during the day too
The proposal combines cultural space with a library and advice services.
Shared use could bring everyday activity beyond evening performances.
What could help →opportunity
Connect local skills to local opportunities
25.8% of people aged 16 or over had a degree or higher (20 March 2022) in Falkirk council area. People aged 16+ with a degree or higher ranged from 16.3% in Grangemouth to 31% in Falkirk South — a gap of 14.6 percentage points.
Qualifications show one part of the skills available locally. They do not show whether people have secure jobs or work that uses those skills.
What could help →opportunity
Target safety work where problems repeat
Recorded-crime figures cover the whole Falkirk council area; they do not identify individual wards.
These are police-recorded crimes under Scottish counting rules. They cannot be ranked alongside the mapped incidents shown for other UK nations.
What could help →opportunity
Turn published plans into visible progress
3 named local projects or plans have official evidence in this collection.
A published plan makes responsibilities and intentions easier to inspect. It does not prove that funding is secured or that promised benefits have arrived.
What could help →Threats
threat
Keep flood preparedness in place while protection develops
Grangemouth’s flood scheme is still progressing through statutory stages.
A proposed scheme does not yet provide its intended protection.
What could help →| Evidence and response | Who could lead | Related published plans |
|---|---|---|
| Use the council-owned site to join up public servicesSite purchased in early 2024; demolition then began. | Falkirk Council | |
| Give Denny a delivery programme residents can followPublished investment proposal. | Falkirk Council | |
| Make the new town hall useful during the day tooPublished town-hall plans. | Falkirk Council | |
| Keep flood preparedness in place while protection developsSeptember 2026 decision report. | Falkirk Council | |
| Make room for homes people can affordThe average home price is £173,000 (July 2026) in Falkirk council area. | The housing and planning authorities, housing associations and developers | No reviewed project is linked yet. This remains a proposal, with funding and delivery to establish. |
| Connect local skills to local opportunities25.8% with a degree or higher; 20 March 2022. People aged 16+ with a degree or higher ranged from 16.3% in Grangemouth to 31% in Falkirk South — a gap of 14.6 percentage points. 20 March 2022; 9 of 9 current wards have comparable figures. | Employers, colleges, universities and the relevant skills authority | |
| Target safety work where problems repeatUse the dated, complete periods shown in Crime and safety; keep anti-social behaviour separate. | The local police force, council community safety team and relevant services |