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Housing in FK3 9LT

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

Neighbourhood
Grangemouth - Kersiebank
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
960 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (53%). Flats make up 54.5%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK3 9LTScotland
Detached2.9%23.9%
Semi-detached9.1%23.3%
Terraced32.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat53%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

31.9% of households in the FK3 9LT area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13.5% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 17.1% own outright and 14.9% with a mortgage.

FK3 9LT
32%
14%
53%
Scotland
  • Owned31.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented13.5%12.9%
  • Social rented53.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK3 9LTScotland
Owned outright17.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan14.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.7%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK3 9LTScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.2%). 26.2% of households include dependent children.

FK3 9LTScotland
Living alone, under 6630.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over10.9%14.3%
Couple, no children13.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children11.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.3%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 9LT (Grangemouth - Kersiebank) (about 960 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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