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Housing in FK3 9DB

What the homes in FK3 9DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Grangemouth - Town Centre
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
596 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (59.4%). Flats make up 63.3%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK3 9DBScotland
Detached12.5%23.9%
Semi-detached13.3%23.3%
Terraced12.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat59.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.6%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

65.1% of households in the FK3 9DB area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 17.7% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 38.4% own outright and 26.7% with a mortgage.

FK3 9DB
65%
18%
16%
Scotland
  • Owned65.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented17.7%12.9%
  • Social rented15.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK3 9DBScotland
Owned outright38.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan26.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.5%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 50.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK3 9DBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37.5%). 13.3% of households include dependent children.

FK3 9DBScotland
Living alone, under 6637.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.5%14.3%
Couple, no children19.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.6%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 9DB (Grangemouth - Town Centre) (about 596 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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