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Housing in FK2 0LS

What the homes in FK2 0LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Maddiston and Rumford
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
862 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (34.8%). Flats make up 20.6%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK2 0LSScotland
Detached14.2%23.9%
Semi-detached32.3%23.3%
Terraced34.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat20.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.9% of households in the FK2 0LS area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.2% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 20.3% own outright and 29.5% with a mortgage.

FK2 0LS
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45%
Scotland
  • Owned49.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.4%0.9%
  • Private rented4.2%12.9%
  • Social rented45.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK2 0LSScotland
Owned outright20.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan29.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.2%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 26.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.4%). 35.1% of households include dependent children.

FK2 0LSScotland
Living alone, under 6615%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.8%14.3%
Couple, no children16.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children21.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children13.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5%8.7%
Sharers and other households5%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 FK2 0LS (Maddiston and Rumford) (about 862 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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