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Housing in FK1 4BB

What the homes in FK1 4BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Falkirk - Camelon East
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
471 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (54.2%). Flats make up 56.5%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK1 4BBScotland
Detached8.8%23.9%
Semi-detached23.5%23.3%
Terraced7.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat54.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.1% of households in the FK1 4BB area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13.8% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 34.6% own outright and 23.5% with a mortgage.

FK1 4BB
58%
14%
24%
Scotland
  • Owned58.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented13.8%12.9%
  • Social rented24.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK1 4BBScotland
Owned outright34.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.7%12.4%
Other private rented0.8%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 50.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK1 4BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.6%). 17.7% of households include dependent children.

FK1 4BBScotland
Living alone, under 6629.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over21.5%14.3%
Couple, no children19.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households5%4.7%
Rents

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.

ScotlandScotland
All homes£1,013£1,013
One bedroom£702£702
Two bedrooms£911£911
Three bedrooms£1,172£1,172
Four or more£1,941£1,941
Detached£1,555£1,555
Semi-detached£1,077£1,077
Terraced£1,004£1,004
Flat or maisonette£840£840
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around FK1 4BB (Falkirk - Camelon East) (about 471 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.

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