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Housing in FK3 9UP

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

Neighbourhood
Grangemouth - Town Centre
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
927 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (56.5%). Flats make up 57.4%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK3 9UPScotland
Detached4.2%23.9%
Semi-detached26.8%23.3%
Terraced10.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat56.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

79.7% of households in the FK3 9UP area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.6% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 44.3% own outright and 35.4% with a mortgage.

FK3 9UP
80%
Scotland
  • Owned79.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented7.6%12.9%
  • Social rented11.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK3 9UPScotland
Owned outright44.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan35.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.6%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

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

FK3 9UPScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.5%). 18.8% of households include dependent children.

FK3 9UPScotland
Living alone, under 6624.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.2%14.3%
Couple, no children19.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.5%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 9UP (Grangemouth - Town Centre) (about 927 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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