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Housing in FK5 4XT

What the homes in FK5 4XT 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 purpose-built flats (62.8%). Flats make up 62.8%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK5 4XTScotland
Detached2.7%23.9%
Semi-detached8%23.3%
Terraced26%18.2%
Purpose-built flat62.8%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

58.9% of households in the FK5 4XT area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 25.1% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 15.6% own outright and 43.3% with a mortgage.

FK5 4XT
59%
25%
Scotland
  • Owned58.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.5%0.9%
  • Private rented25.1%12.9%
  • Social rented11.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK5 4XTScotland
Owned outright15.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan43.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent25.1%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 45.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK5 4XTScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (39.7%). 27% of households include dependent children.

FK5 4XTScotland
Living alone, under 6639.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over5.1%14.3%
Couple, no children17.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children17.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children1.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.2%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 4XT (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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