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Housing in FK8 1LY

What the homes in FK8 1LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Riverside and Logie
Council
Stirling
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
803 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (50.1%). Flats make up 53.1%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK8 1LYScotland
Detached2.7%23.9%
Semi-detached33.3%23.3%
Terraced12.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat50.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.7%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53.1% of households in the FK8 1LY area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 29.6% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 32.8% own outright and 20.3% with a mortgage.

FK8 1LY
53%
30%
15%
Scotland
  • Owned53.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented29.6%12.9%
  • Social rented15.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK8 1LYScotland
Owned outright32.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan20.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.4%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 43.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK8 1LYScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.7%). 13.2% of households include dependent children.

FK8 1LYScotland
Living alone, under 6628.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.8%14.3%
Couple, no children20%17.4%
Couple with dependent children9.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households8.2%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 FK8 1LY (Riverside and Logie) (about 803 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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