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Housing in FK8 2BB

What the homes in FK8 2BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
King's Park and Torbrex
Council
Stirling
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
561 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (33.7%). Flats make up 40.4%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK8 2BBScotland
Detached20.3%23.9%
Semi-detached32.3%23.3%
Terraced7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat33.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

79.4% of households in the FK8 2BB area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 15.9% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 52.4% own outright and 27% with a mortgage.

FK8 2BB
79%
16%
Scotland
  • Owned79.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented15.9%12.9%
  • Social rented3.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK8 2BBScotland
Owned outright52.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan27%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.8%12.4%
Other private rented0.8%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 39% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK8 2BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.6%). 15.9% of households include dependent children.

FK8 2BBScotland
Living alone, under 6619.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.6%14.3%
Couple, no children14.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.7%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 2BB (King's Park and Torbrex) (about 561 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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