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Housing in FK3 0EA

What the homes in FK3 0EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Grangemouth - Bowhouse
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
684 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (37%). Flats make up 18.7%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK3 0EAScotland
Detached34.6%23.9%
Semi-detached37%23.3%
Terraced6.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat18.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

83.1% of households in the FK3 0EA area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 2.1% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 54.5% own outright and 28.6% with a mortgage.

FK3 0EA
83%
16%
Scotland
  • Owned83.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented2.1%12.9%
  • Social rented16.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK3 0EAScotland
Owned outright54.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent1.5%12.4%
Other private rented0.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK3 0EAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19%). 22% of households include dependent children.

FK3 0EAScotland
Living alone, under 6617.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19%14.3%
Couple, no children17.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children17.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over12%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.7%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 FK3 0EA (Grangemouth - Bowhouse) (about 684 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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