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Housing in FK5 4HT

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

Neighbourhood
Stenhousemuir East
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
528 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (66.8%). Flats make up 17.2%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK5 4HTScotland
Detached2.7%23.9%
Semi-detached17.2%23.3%
Terraced66.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat16.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.6% of households in the FK5 4HT area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.8% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 30.5% own outright and 37% with a mortgage.

FK5 4HT
68%
22%
Scotland
  • Owned67.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented11.8%12.9%
  • Social rented21.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK5 4HTScotland
Owned outright30.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan37%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.4%12.4%
Other private rented1.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK5 4HTScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.1%). 21.4% of households include dependent children.

FK5 4HTScotland
Living alone, under 6621%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.9%14.3%
Couple, no children22.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children8.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households5%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 4HT (Stenhousemuir East) (about 528 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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