Stirling

Stirling is covered by postcode districts FK7, FK8 and FK9. It is in the Stirling council area, Scotland.

Gigabit broadband 765 of 960 postcodes where every home and business can get it Schools 13 9 primary schools and 4 secondary schools at its postcodes within 12 km of its centre Nearest station Stirling 350 m from the middle, in a straight line MP Chris Kane Labour, Stirling and Strathallan

Every postcode in Stirling, by gigabit broadband

No home or business can get gigabit: 49
Some can get gigabit: 146
Every home and business can get gigabit: 765
Ofcom gives no figure: 64
Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together

Of the 1,024 postcodes in Stirling that ONS places, 49 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 146 have some that can, 765 can all get it and 64 have no Ofcom figure.

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. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and 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 56.1170, longitude -3.9382. 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.

Postcodes without gigabit

49 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.

FK7 0AF FK7 0PR FK7 7BF FK7 9NR FK8 1AL FK8 1EL FK8 1EQ FK8 1EX FK8 1EZ FK8 1FT FK8 1FU FK8 1HZ

Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together

11 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. FK9 4QZ, is the one nearest the middle of them.
5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. FK8 1EL, is the one nearest the middle of them.
5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. FK8 2BF, is the one nearest the middle of them.

What is it like to live in Stirling?

At 765 of the 960 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 9 primary schools and 4 secondary schools at its postcodes within 12 km of its centre. The nearest railway station is Stirling, 350 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

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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 Stirling?

39 of the 1,024 postcodes now in use in Stirling came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.

The newest postcodes

FK7 1ETsince April 2026 FK7 7FJsince February 2026 FK8 1AWsince November 2025 FK8 1DFsince November 2025 FK8 1FFsince July 2025 FK8 1FPsince June 2025

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

What broadband can you get in Stirling?

Ofcom reports on 960 of the 1,024 postcodes in Stirling. At 765 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 6 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit765 of 960

Postcodes where every home can get superfast915 of 960

Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband6 of 960

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 checker

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

Which schools are in Stirling?

The open schools at the postcodes in Stirling (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). 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.

Primary

Secondary

Choosing a school, on Parentzone Scotland

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 Stirling?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Stirling is Stirling Rail Station, 350 m away in a straight line.

Stirling Rail Station Railway station 350 mWalk
Bridge of Allan Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle
Dunblane Rail Station Railway station 7.8 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 Stirling?

Council: Stirling
Parliamentary constituency: Stirling and Strathallan
Police force area: Scotland
Country: Scotland
MP: Chris Kane (Labour)

All 1,024 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 Stirling

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

Tell Stirling about council tax Council tax, on stirling.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

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Stirling postcodes

1,024 postcodes in use in Stirling, by district:

FK7 postcode district,444 postcodes FK8 postcode district,392 postcodes FK9 postcode district,188 postcodes

Those districts are all in the FK postcode area.

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Places near Stirling

Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Bannockburn3.2 km Bridge of Allan4.0 km Fallin4.2 km Menstrie6.5 km Tullibody6.6 km Plean7.2 km Dunblane8.2 km Alloa8.9 km All places A to Z

Quick answers about Stirling

What is the postcode for Stirling?: Postcode districts FK7, FK8 and FK9, with 1,024 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
Which council is Stirling in?: Stirling. Source: ONS.
Who is the MP for Stirling?: Chris Kane (Labour), for Stirling and Strathallan. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
What schools are in Stirling?: Primary schools at its postcodes include Allan's Primary School, Riverside Primary School and Braehead Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Stirling High School, St Modan's High School and Bannockburn High School. Source: Scottish Government.
Does Stirling have a railway station?: Yes: Stirling station, 350 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
What broadband can you get in Stirling?: Ofcom reports on 960 of the 1,024 postcodes in Stirling. At 765 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 6 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom.
Are new homes being built in Stirling?: 39 of the 1,024 postcodes now in use in Stirling 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.

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