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Housing in FK12 5BB

What the homes in FK12 5BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Alva
Council
Clackmannanshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
864 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (39.6%). Flats make up 44.6%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK12 5BBScotland
Detached13.7%23.9%
Semi-detached21.5%23.3%
Terraced20.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat39.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.9%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

55.4% of households in the FK12 5BB area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 17.7% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 31.4% own outright and 24% with a mortgage.

FK12 5BB
55%
18%
25%
Scotland
  • Owned55.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented17.7%12.9%
  • Social rented24.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free3.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK12 5BBScotland
Owned outright31.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan24%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.7%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 52.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK12 5BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.2%). 13.7% of households include dependent children.

FK12 5BBScotland
Living alone, under 6631.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.2%14.3%
Couple, no children15.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.4%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 FK12 5BB (Alva) (about 864 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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