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Housing in FK2 9EB

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

Neighbourhood
Falkirk - Middlefield
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
911 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (41.5%). Flats make up 41.9%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK2 9EBScotland
Detached7.6%23.9%
Semi-detached19.3%23.3%
Terraced34.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat41.5%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

64.6% of households in the FK2 9EB area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.6% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 33.9% own outright and 30.7% with a mortgage.

FK2 9EB
65%
29%
Scotland
  • Owned64.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented6.6%12.9%
  • Social rented29.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK2 9EBScotland
Owned outright33.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan30.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.4%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 38.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK2 9EBScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.9%). 16.7% of households include dependent children.

FK2 9EBScotland
Living alone, under 6622.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.9%14.3%
Couple, no children18.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children9.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households3%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 9EB (Falkirk - Middlefield) (about 911 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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