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Housing in FK5 4FA

What the homes in FK5 4FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Larbert - Inches
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
2,311 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (50%). Flats make up 17.4%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK5 4FAScotland
Detached50%23.9%
Semi-detached6.2%23.3%
Terraced24.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat17.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.4% of households in the FK5 4FA area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9.4% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 12.9% own outright and 54.5% with a mortgage.

FK5 4FA
67%
19%
Scotland
  • Owned67.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented9.4%12.9%
  • Social rented19.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK5 4FAScotland
Owned outright12.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan54.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.6%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 12.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK5 4FAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (47.3%). 56.2% of households include dependent children.

FK5 4FAScotland
Living alone, under 6611.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over2.2%14.3%
Couple, no children18.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children47.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children8.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.6%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 FK5 4FA (Larbert - Inches) (about 2,311 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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