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Housing in FK1 4DR

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

Neighbourhood
Falkirk - Camelon East
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
743 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (80.4%). Flats make up 82.5%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK1 4DRScotland
Detached2.7%23.9%
Semi-detached13.9%23.3%
Terraced3.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat80.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

35.5% of households in the FK1 4DR area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 24.6% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 22.8% own outright and 12.8% with a mortgage.

FK1 4DR
36%
25%
41%
Scotland
  • Owned35.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented24.6%12.9%
  • Social rented40.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK1 4DRScotland
Owned outright22.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan12.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.6%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.5 people living in it. 63.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK1 4DRScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (47.2%). 10% of households include dependent children.

FK1 4DRScotland
Living alone, under 6647.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over15%14.3%
Couple, no children12.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children5.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.9%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 4DR (Falkirk - Camelon East) (about 743 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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