Main Street and Station Road include a pharmacy, a café, a Chinese takeaway, two grocers, a butcher, a florist, a hairdresser, a tanning shop, and an estate agent.

Lawrie Park is a recreational area which has two football pitches, one of which is the home of Brightons F.C.

Brightons Parish Church is located next to the community hall on Main Street.

Due to its position, almost equidistant between Glasgow and Edinburgh the village has become a popular commuter location,[3] with many new houses built since the start of the 1980s.

Based on the United Kingdom 2011 census, Falkirk council reported the population of Brightons as being 4,461 residents.