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Housing in FK2 7EF

What the homes in FK2 7EF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Falkirk - Grahamston
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
654 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (61.9%). Flats make up 65.3%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK2 7EFScotland
Detached1.1%23.9%
Semi-detached18.1%23.3%
Terraced16.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat61.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.7%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

42.9% of households in the FK2 7EF area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 14.4% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 21.8% own outright and 21.2% with a mortgage.

FK2 7EF
43%
14%
43%
Scotland
  • Owned42.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented14.4%12.9%
  • Social rented43.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK2 7EFScotland
Owned outright21.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan21.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.1%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 54% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK2 7EFScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (40.1%). 16.4% of households include dependent children.

FK2 7EFScotland
Living alone, under 6640.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.4%14.3%
Couple, no children16.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children9.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.8%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 FK2 7EF (Falkirk - Grahamston) (about 654 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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