Housing in FK1 2EB
What the homes in FK1 2EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shieldhill
- Council
- Falkirk
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 641 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (78%). Flats make up 2.8%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
96.5% of households in the FK1 2EB area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 3.9% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 51.2% own outright and 45.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned96.5%62.4%
- Shared ownership2%0.9%
- Private rented3.9%12.9%
- Social rented0.8%22.5%
- Lives rent free0%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 16.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (28.3%). 23.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Scotland
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Scotland (August 2026, +1.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around FK1 2EB (Shieldhill) (about 641 residents).
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.