Housing in FK2 7SU
What the homes in FK2 7SU 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
- 735 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (82%). Flats make up 83.1%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
21% of households in the FK2 7SU area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 12.5% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 11.8% own outright and 9.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned21%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
- Private rented12.5%12.9%
- Social rented65.6%22.5%
- Lives rent free2.1%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 55.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33%). 17.8% 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 7SU (Falkirk - Bainsford and Langlees) (about 735 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.