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Housing in FK8 2PS

What the homes in FK8 2PS 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
908 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (61%). Flats make up 4.3%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK8 2PSScotland
Detached61%23.9%
Semi-detached33.4%23.3%
Terraced1.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat3.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

93.7% of households in the FK8 2PS area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.3% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 62.5% own outright and 31.1% with a mortgage.

FK8 2PS
94%
Scotland
  • Owned93.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented4.3%12.9%
  • Social rented1.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK8 2PSScotland
Owned outright62.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan31.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 27.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK8 2PSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23%). 25.6% of households include dependent children.

FK8 2PSScotland
Living alone, under 667.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18%14.3%
Couple, no children17.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children23%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.3%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 2PS (King's Park and Torbrex) (about 908 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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