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Housing in FK2 8PP

What the homes in FK2 8PP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Carse and Grangemouth Old Town
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
3,161 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (37.6%). Flats make up 20%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK2 8PPScotland
Detached37.6%23.9%
Semi-detached20.7%23.3%
Terraced22.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat19.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.5% of households in the FK2 8PP area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9.3% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 42% own outright and 28.5% with a mortgage.

FK2 8PP
70%
21%
Scotland
  • Owned70.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented9.3%12.9%
  • Social rented20.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK2 8PPScotland
Owned outright42%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8%12.4%
Other private rented1.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK2 8PPScotland
0%
20%
40%
60%
123456+
Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (24.6%). 18.3% of households include dependent children.

FK2 8PPScotland
Living alone, under 6619%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12%14.3%
Couple, no children24.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.7%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 8PP (Carse and Grangemouth Old Town) (about 3,161 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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