Alva
Alva is covered by postcode district FK12. It is in the Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Alva, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 4
- Some can get gigabit: 13
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 132
- Ofcom gives no figure: 0
Of the 149 postcodes in Alva that ONS places, 4 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 13 have some that can and 132 can all get it.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 56.1528, longitude -3.8022. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
Further out, not drawn
This postcode lies well apart from the rest, so the map is drawn without it to show the rest closer; it is in every count.
What is it like to live in Alva?
At 132 of the 149 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Alloa, 4.0 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Sources: Ofcom Connected Nations; Scottish Government school list; NaPTAN. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.
Are new homes being built in Alva?
None of the 149 postcodes now in use in Alva came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Alva?
Ofcom reports on 149 of the 149 postcodes in Alva. At 132 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
Which schools are in Alva?
The open schools at the postcodes in Alva. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Secondary
Source: Scottish Government school list, read 27 October 2026. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each school opens its website, where the council lists one.
How far is the station from Alva?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Alva is Alloa Rail Station, 4.0 km away in a straight line.
- Alloa Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle
- Stirling Rail Station Railway station 9.0 kmDrive
- Bridge of Allan Rail Station Railway station 9.6 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Who runs Alva?
- Council
- Clackmannanshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Alloa and Grangemouth
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Brian Leishman (Labour)
All 149 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
Moving to Alva
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Clackmannanshire about council tax Council tax, on clacks.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
Alva postcodes
149 postcodes in use in Alva, by district:
That district is in the FK postcode area.
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Places near Alva
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Alva
- What is the postcode for Alva?
- Postcode district FK12, with 149 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Alva in?
- Clackmannanshire. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Alva?
- Brian Leishman (Labour), for Alloa and Grangemouth. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Alva?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Alva Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Alva Academy. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Alva have a railway station?
- The nearest is Alloa station, 4.0 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Alva?
- Ofcom reports on 149 of the 149 postcodes in Alva. At 132 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Alva?
- None of the 149 postcodes now in use in Alva came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.
Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory
- National Records of Scotland localities
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Scottish Government school list
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- UK Parliament
Contains National Records of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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