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FK16 6BF area guide

Who lives in FK16 6BF, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Carse of Stirling
Council: Stirling
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 630 (2024)

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At a glance

What FK16 6BF is like

FK16 6BF is a postcode in the Carse of Stirling area of Stirling. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 630 people. 65.8% of households own their home, 5.6% rent privately and 24.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 59.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How FK16 6BF compares

Headline figures for FK16 6BF, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

45per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Stirling a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

0.8/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 5 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

3 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where FK16 6BF differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 5.6% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

FK16 6BF FAQs

Is FK16 6BF a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.8 out of 10 (poor).

Is FK16 6BF safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Stirling recorded 45 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in FK16 6BF?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 9.1% of residents. 65.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (47.5%).

Which council covers FK16 6BF?

The local authority for FK16 6BF is Stirling.

FK16 6BF comes under Stirling in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is FK16 6BF?

Connectivity scores 0.8 out of 10.

There are 5 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.8 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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