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Housing in FK7 7FF

What the homes in FK7 7FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Braehead
Council
Stirling
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
930 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34.6%). Flats make up 31.9%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK7 7FFScotland
Detached11%23.9%
Semi-detached34.6%23.3%
Terraced20.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat27.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.5%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.6% of households in the FK7 7FF area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 16.4% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 35.9% own outright and 20.6% with a mortgage.

FK7 7FF
57%
16%
25%
Scotland
  • Owned56.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented16.4%12.9%
  • Social rented25.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK7 7FFScotland
Owned outright35.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan20.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.1%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 44% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK7 7FFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.6%). 16.6% of households include dependent children.

FK7 7FFScotland
Living alone, under 6631.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.9%14.3%
Couple, no children16.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households7%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 FK7 7FF (Braehead) (about 930 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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