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Housing in FK12 5EA

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

Neighbourhood
Alva
Council
Clackmannanshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
861 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (36.9%). Flats make up 41.1%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK12 5EAScotland
Detached17.5%23.9%
Semi-detached23.4%23.3%
Terraced20.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat36.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.2% of households in the FK12 5EA area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 12.8% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 30.8% own outright and 25.4% with a mortgage.

FK12 5EA
56%
13%
27%
Scotland
  • Owned56.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented12.8%12.9%
  • Social rented26.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK12 5EAScotland
Owned outright30.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan25.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.8%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 43.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK12 5EAScotland
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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 (31.5%). 23.6% of households include dependent children.

FK12 5EAScotland
Living alone, under 6631.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over15.3%14.3%
Couple, no children15.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children11%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.8%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 5EA (Alva) (about 861 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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