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Housing in FK2 9AP

What the homes in FK2 9AP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Falkirk - Westfield
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
832 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (57.9%). Flats make up 58.3%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK2 9APScotland
Detached2.1%23.9%
Semi-detached33.6%23.3%
Terraced5.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat57.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

50.7% of households in the FK2 9AP area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 20.2% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 29.5% own outright and 21.2% with a mortgage.

FK2 9AP
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20%
25%
Scotland
  • Owned50.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.7%0.9%
  • Private rented20.2%12.9%
  • Social rented25%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK2 9APScotland
Owned outright29.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan21.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent19%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 42.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK2 9APScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.6%). 20% of households include dependent children.

FK2 9APScotland
Living alone, under 6627.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.9%14.3%
Couple, no children16%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children8.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households6%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 9AP (Falkirk - Westfield) (about 832 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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