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Housing in FK2 7RF

What the homes in FK2 7RF 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
524 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (67.1%). Flats make up 67.8%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK2 7RFScotland
Detached3.5%23.9%
Semi-detached24.9%23.3%
Terraced3.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat67.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.4% of households in the FK2 7RF area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 12.8% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 30.8% own outright and 17.6% with a mortgage.

FK2 7RF
48%
13%
36%
Scotland
  • Owned48.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented12.8%12.9%
  • Social rented35.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK2 7RFScotland
Owned outright30.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan17.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.8%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. 50.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK2 7RFScotland
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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 (36.7%). 15.2% of households include dependent children.

FK2 7RFScotland
Living alone, under 6636.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.2%14.3%
Couple, no children13.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.2%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 7RF (Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees) (about 524 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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