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Housing in FK6 6LN

What the homes in FK6 6LN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

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

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (51%). Flats make up 4.9%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK6 6LNScotland
Detached7%23.9%
Semi-detached38.7%23.3%
Terraced51%18.2%
Purpose-built flat4.9%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

59.3% of households in the FK6 6LN area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.1% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 30.9% own outright and 28.4% with a mortgage.

FK6 6LN
59%
35%
Scotland
  • Owned59.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented4.1%12.9%
  • Social rented35.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK6 6LNScotland
Owned outright30.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.1%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK6 6LNScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.1%). 23% of households include dependent children.

FK6 6LNScotland
Living alone, under 6618.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.8%14.3%
Couple, no children14%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.5%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 6LN (Dunipace) (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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