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Housing in FK2 7RB

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

Neighbourhood
Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
529 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (38.6%). Flats make up 39%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK2 7RBScotland
Detached20.5%23.9%
Semi-detached21.2%23.3%
Terraced17.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat38.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64% of households in the FK2 7RB area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.4% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 25% own outright and 39% with a mortgage.

FK2 7RB
64%
28%
Scotland
  • Owned64%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.1%0.9%
  • Private rented6.4%12.9%
  • Social rented28%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK2 7RBScotland
Owned outright25%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan39%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.1%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK2 7RBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (26.1%). 24.6% of households include dependent children.

FK2 7RBScotland
Living alone, under 6619.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over13.3%14.3%
Couple, no children26.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children18.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.5%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 7RB (Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees) (about 529 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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