Redding’s story
1 listed building
Historic Environment Scotland lists them inside Redding’s locality, along with 1 scheduled monument.
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ReddingFalkirk council area
A town of 3,812 in the Falkirk council area, Scotland.
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Photo: Callum Black · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
3,812
Census 2022 · Falkirk council
Median home
£208K
170 sales in 3 years
Median age
37.2
14% are 65+ · Falkirk council area 19%
Degree level
30%
of residents 16+ · Scotland 32%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · Scotland 27%
Is Redding a good place to live?
Police Scotland doesn’t publish street-level crime, so Redding has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. Its other subjects are graded below. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (B+): 0.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its weakest is health (C−): life expectancy 80.1 for men, 78.3 for women. The median home sold for £208,000 in the last three years, 4.7 times what households in the Falkirk council area earn in a year.
WeakestC−Health
What makes Redding stand out
The 3 things Redding does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Scotland’s towns 27%)
40% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Band D council tax
Council tax
£1,715 Band D
31% below the typical town in England and Wales’s £2,472, 2026–27
The council’s Band D; water and sewerage are billed on top. Scottish Government.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 14% are 65 or over
Against 19% across Scotland’s towns
How Redding grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Scotland), ordered by how far Redding is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Police Scotland doesn’t publish street-level crime, so Redding has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. Its other subjects are graded below.
HealthC−Open →Hazard riskB+Open →Cost of livingrent £930 a monthB+Open →SchoolsSchool leavers’ results beat 65% of Scottish townsB+Open →WalkabilityC+Open →
SafetyNo street-level crime data–
Jobs & incomeNo small-area income data in Scotland–
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Callendar House and 9 more in and around Redding
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Redding. Best known first.
MuseumCallendar House700 m outside town, to the northwest
CastleAlmond Castle3 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionFalkirk Distillery400 m outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionThe Milk Barn1.6 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionThe Kelpies3.2 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionFalkirk Wheel4.9 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Callendar House: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Almond Castle: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Redding.
Health
Disability is less common in Redding, 18% of residents, than in Falkirk council area’s towns and Scotland’s towns
For Redding, that is below both Falkirk council area’s towns (25%) and Scotland’s towns (24%). Women here live to 78.3 on average and men to 80.1 (2020–24). These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
84%good or very good healthC−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2022 | Redding | Falkirk council area | Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.6% | 7.2% | 7.2% |
| Activities limited (health or disability) | 18% | 25% | 24% |
80.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2020–24)
78.3
life expectancy at birth, women
Scotland’s Census 2022, general health and disability · Public Health Scotland life expectancy by intermediate zone, 2020–24 · OGL
HousingCost of living grade B+
Few households rent privately in Redding: 3%, fewer than in Falkirk council area’s towns and Scotland’s towns
Redding sits below both Falkirk council area’s towns (9%) and Scotland’s towns (13%) on this measure. Owners make up 78% of households.
£208Kmedian sale
Median sale price · 2023 to 2025, at early-2025 prices
Redding£208K
Typical UK town£277K
78%
of households own their home · Scotland 60%
3%
rent privately · Scotland 13%
£930
average private rent a month, Forth Valley council area
£1,715
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
Registers of Scotland data-zone sale prices · Scottish Government council tax · Scotland’s Census 2022 tenure · OGL
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Redding than in Falkirk council area’s towns or Scotland’s towns: 11%
Scotland’s Census was taken on 20 March 2022, a year after England and Wales’s lockdown census; 32% of workers were mainly at home, and shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Redding below both Falkirk council area’s towns (17%) and Scotland’s towns (27%). The car carried 86% of commuters at the census.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2022
Driving86%
Train5%
On foot3%
Bus2%
Bicycle1%
40%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Scotland 44%
32%
worked mainly from home in March 2022
2.4%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C+
Walkability: more walkable than 35% of UK towns
Scotland’s Census 2022 (NRS), method of travel and distance to work · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
1 listed buildings, 0 of them in the top category
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Redding has 1 listed building inside its locality on Historic Environment Scotland’s list: 0 Category A, 0 Category B.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic Environment Scotland
Category A0
Category B0
Category C1
1
scheduled monument
0
gardens and designed landscapes
3
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical town in England and Wales 24
Historic Environment Scotland list, October 2026 · OGL
Who lives here
A town of families: 22% of people in Redding are under 15, more than in Falkirk council area’s towns or Scotland’s towns
On this, Redding is above both Falkirk council area’s towns (16%) and Scotland’s towns (15%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.8% of the population. Redding has a median age of 37.2.
37.2median age
ReddingFalkirk council areaScotland
Ages · share of residents
14%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship9%
Highers or similar11%
Degree level30%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across Scotland, 51% of residents are women.
| Redding | Falkirk council area | Scotland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 16% | 15% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 34% | 25% | 26% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 29% | 27% |
| 65+ | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Apprenticeship | 9.2% | 9.3% | 7.5% |
| Highers or similar | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| Degree level | 30% | 26% | 32% |
Scotland’s Census 2022 · Falkirk council area and Scotland: all residents of their towns · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Redding
14pages on Redding
The big questions
Out and about
Redding’s neighbours
The nearest towns and villages, from National Records of Scotland’s 2022 localities. See them on the map →
BrightonsHallglenPolmontGrangemouthMaddistonFalkirkCarronshoreRedding
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redding | 3,812 | — | — | B+ | — | C− |
| Brightons | 4,048 | 1 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Hallglen | 3,158 | 1.2 | — | A | — | D− |
| Polmont | 5,044 | 1.3 | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Grangemouth | 16,028 | 1.8 | — | A | — | D− |
| Maddiston | 3,835 | 2 | — | B | — | C− |
| Falkirk | 34,637 | 2.3 | — | A | — | D− |
| Carronshore | 2,880 | 3.3 | — | B+ | — | D |
No Scottish town has a Safety Grade or an overall grade yet: Police Scotland doesn’t publish street-level crime. People: Census 2022. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Redding
Who lives in Redding?
A young town. At the 2022 Census, 22% of residents were under 15 and 34% were 25 to 44, against 15% and 26% across Scotland’s towns; only 14% were 65 or over.
Is Redding expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £208,000, against £277,000 in the typical town in England and Wales. On cost of living it is the 259th most affordable of 296 Scottish towns.
How much is council tax in Redding?
Band D council tax in Redding is £1,715 for 2026–27, less than in 89% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Redding
Town in Falkirk, Scotland
Redding is a locality of 3,812 people, in the Falkirk council area. TownRatings uses National Records of Scotland’s 2022 localities as Scotland’s towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council area, so its figures cover the town itself. Localities split the big settlements into their towns, as ONS’s 2022 boundaries split conurbations in England and Wales.
Built from NRS geography and Census 2022
- Population
- 3,812 (Census 2022)
- Council
- Falkirk
- Nation
- Scotland
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
- NRS code
- S52000534
Sources: Scotland’s Census 2022 (National Records of Scotland), output areas summed to the NRS 2022 locality · Registers of Scotland house price statistics, medians and quartiles of residential sales by 2022 data zone, 2004 to 2025 (the 2023 to 2025 headline brought to early-2025 prices with each council’s medians) · Scottish Government, Council Tax by band 2026-27; Scottish Water charges 2026-27 · Scottish Government, Recorded Crime in Scotland (crimes, offences and clear-up rates by council area, 2016-17 to 2025-26); Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2 crime domain and SIMD crime indicators (2014/15, 2017/18), 2011 data zones with Census 2022 residents · ONS gross disposable household income by council (2022), scaled to household income on England and Wales’s councils, with Scotland’s Census 2022 households · DWP / ONS Claimant Count via Nomis (2022 data zones, January to August 2026), over residents aged 16 to 64 at Scotland’s Census 2022; council series since 2015 · Scottish Government school contact list (31 July 2026) and school summary statistics (pupil census, September 2025); School Information Dashboard leavers’ attainment by school, 2022-23 to 2024-25 (data.gov.scot) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.