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Housing in FK3 8PS

What the homes in FK3 8PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Grangemouth - Newlands
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
486 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (42.1%). Flats make up 34.9%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK3 8PSScotland
Detached2.3%23.9%
Semi-detached20.7%23.3%
Terraced42.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat34.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.5% of households in the FK3 8PS area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 3.4% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 29.1% own outright and 28.4% with a mortgage.

FK3 8PS
57%
36%
Scotland
  • Owned57.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership4.2%0.9%
  • Private rented3.4%12.9%
  • Social rented35.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK3 8PSScotland
Owned outright29.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent2.7%12.4%
Other private rented0.8%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 39.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK3 8PSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.2%). 19.2% of households include dependent children.

FK3 8PSScotland
Living alone, under 6618.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.9%14.3%
Couple, no children22.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.9%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 8PS (Grangemouth - Newlands) (about 486 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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