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Housing in FK6 5LY

What the homes in FK6 5LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Head of Muir and Dennyloanhead
Council
Falkirk
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
518 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33.7%). Flats make up 17.1%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK6 5LYScotland
Detached30.2%23.9%
Semi-detached33.7%23.3%
Terraced19.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat16.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

85.3% of households in the FK6 5LY area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.7% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 49.2% own outright and 36.1% with a mortgage.

FK6 5LY
85%
Scotland
  • Owned85.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
  • Private rented10.7%12.9%
  • Social rented2.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK6 5LYScotland
Owned outright49.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan36.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.8%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 30.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK6 5LYScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.6%). 19.4% of households include dependent children.

FK6 5LYScotland
Living alone, under 6615.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.5%14.3%
Couple, no children22.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households2%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 FK6 5LY (Head of Muir and Dennyloanhead) (about 518 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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