Working in Grangemouth - Best Location to Buy

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We are looking to relocate and buy following a job offer in Grangemouth. We are lucky in that there are no schools to consider as DC are all Uni age but would like good transport links to Edinburgh and Glasgow. Our budget would be in the area £450k to £500k for a good size 4 bed detached. Older, do it upper or new build. Don’t have a preference and the location is definitely key.

We really are clueless about surrounding areas so would welcome any suggestions that I could start to research. Preferences would be for somewhere established with a proper centre and decent facilities rather than anywhere remote. Suburbs are fine and where we are used to. Also, I don’t fancy a long daily commute.

It would be great to get some local knowledge.

Winchburgh will be having two new schools and a sports centre built in the next year or so, plus it’s a quick drive to Linlithgow and various other towns.

Winchburgh doesn't have much. It's still a village with a million new houses built round it. You'd need to drive for anything.
It's due to have more built but it's mainly schools and possibly a train station. Atm it's got a sainsburys and a Co op and not much else.
Beautiful village though, great dog walks but you wouldn't be popping anywhere for a coffee really. It has got one pub!