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Housing in FK5 3AB

What the homes in FK5 3AB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Larbert - South Broomage and Village
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,138 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (37.1%). Flats make up 41.2%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK5 3ABScotland
Detached28.6%23.9%
Semi-detached24.6%23.3%
Terraced6.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat37.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.9% of households in the FK5 3AB area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.3% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 40.7% own outright and 32.2% with a mortgage.

FK5 3AB
73%
16%
Scotland
  • Owned72.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented10.3%12.9%
  • Social rented15.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK5 3ABScotland
Owned outright40.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan32.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.8%12.4%
Other private rented0.7%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 36.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK5 3ABScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.7%). 17.2% of households include dependent children.

FK5 3ABScotland
Living alone, under 6623.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.8%14.3%
Couple, no children21.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.9%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 FK5 3AB (Larbert - South Broomage and Village) (about 1,138 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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