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Housing in FK3 0HF

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

Neighbourhood
Grangemouth - Bowhouse
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
826 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (59.1%). Flats make up 61%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK3 0HFScotland
Detached0.5%23.9%
Semi-detached11.2%23.3%
Terraced27.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat59.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43% of households in the FK3 0HF area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 24.5% own outright and 18.5% with a mortgage.

FK3 0HF
43%
44%
Scotland
  • Owned43%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.4%0.9%
  • Private rented11%12.9%
  • Social rented44.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK3 0HFScotland
Owned outright24.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan18.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.9%12.4%
Other private rented2.1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 49.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK3 0HFScotland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.8%). 20.8% of households include dependent children.

FK3 0HFScotland
Living alone, under 6631.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18.5%14.3%
Couple, no children11.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.1%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 0HF (Grangemouth - Bowhouse) (about 826 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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