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Housing in FK2 7FD

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

Neighbourhood
Falkirk - Grahamston
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
806 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39.3%). Flats make up 29%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK2 7FDScotland
Detached9.3%23.9%
Semi-detached39.3%23.3%
Terraced24.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat23.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74.3% of households in the FK2 7FD area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 19.4% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 37.8% own outright and 36.5% with a mortgage.

FK2 7FD
74%
19%
Scotland
  • Owned74.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1%0.9%
  • Private rented19.4%12.9%
  • Social rented3.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK2 7FDScotland
Owned outright37.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan36.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.4%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK2 7FDScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.4%). 20.4% of households include dependent children.

FK2 7FDScotland
Living alone, under 6626.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over11.8%14.3%
Couple, no children21.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children16.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households3%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 7FD (Falkirk - Grahamston) (about 806 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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