Postcode sector · Stirling

FK7 1 area guide

Who lives in FK7 1, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Stirling
Region: Scotland
Population: 1,917 (2024)

FK7 1Postcode sector · Stirling

At a glance

What FK7 1 is like

The FK7 1 postcode sector in Stirling covers 43 live postcodes and is home to about 1,917 people in 784 households. 71.2% of households own their home, 13.6% rent privately and 12.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 46.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How FK7 1 compares

Headline figures for FK7 1, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

45per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Stirling a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 49 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

1 school in FK7 1. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where FK7 1 differs most from the national average.

01
A student area
13.9% of adults are full-time students, against 8.8% across Scotland. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
02
An older population
26.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
71.2% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

FK7 1 FAQs

Is FK7 1 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is FK7 1 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Stirling recorded 45 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in FK7 1?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 7.9% of residents. 71.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (31.8%).

Which council covers FK7 1?

The local authority for FK7 1 is Stirling.

FK7 1 comes under Stirling in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is FK7 1?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 49 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Stirling Rail Station, 0.5 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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