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Housing in FK1 4RF

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

Neighbourhood
Falkirk - Tamfourhill
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
592 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (41.6%). Flats make up 36.6%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK1 4RFScotland
Detached10.2%23.9%
Semi-detached10.2%23.3%
Terraced41.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat36%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.1% of households in the FK1 4RF area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.6% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 26.4% own outright and 30.7% with a mortgage.

FK1 4RF
57%
30%
Scotland
  • Owned57.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented11.6%12.9%
  • Social rented29.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK1 4RFScotland
Owned outright26.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan30.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.7%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK1 4RFScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (35%). 21.8% of households include dependent children.

FK1 4RFScotland
Living alone, under 6635%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over10.2%14.3%
Couple, no children14.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children17.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 4RF (Falkirk - Tamfourhill) (about 592 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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