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Housing in FK2 0PG

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

Neighbourhood
Polmont
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
685 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (35.5%). Flats make up 23.4%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK2 0PGScotland
Detached35.3%23.9%
Semi-detached35.5%23.3%
Terraced6.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat22.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

84.7% of households in the FK2 0PG area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.7% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 44.8% own outright and 39.9% with a mortgage.

FK2 0PG
85%
Scotland
  • Owned84.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.4%0.9%
  • Private rented10.7%12.9%
  • Social rented1.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK2 0PGScotland
Owned outright44.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan39.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.4%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 34.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK2 0PGScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.7%). 14.2% of households include dependent children.

FK2 0PGScotland
Living alone, under 6625.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over9%14.3%
Couple, no children24.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.3%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 FK2 0PG (Polmont) (about 685 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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