Housing in FK2 7GP
What the homes in FK2 7GP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village
- Council
- Falkirk
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 859 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (86.8%). Flats make up 1.7%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
92% of households in the FK2 7GP area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 3.1% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 21.9% own outright and 70.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned92%62.4%
- Shared ownership2.1%0.9%
- Private rented3.1%12.9%
- Social rented1.4%22.5%
- Lives rent free0%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 11.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (44.4%). 47.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around FK2 7GP (Falkirk - Merchiston and New Carron Village) (about 859 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.