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Housing in FK8 3SU

What the homes in FK8 3SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Carse of Stirling
Council
Stirling
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
612 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (56.8%). Flats make up 5.7%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK8 3SUScotland
Detached56.8%23.9%
Semi-detached23.8%23.3%
Terraced10.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat2.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

77.8% of households in the FK8 3SU area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9.5% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 51.4% own outright and 26.5% with a mortgage.

FK8 3SU
78%
Scotland
  • Owned77.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented9.5%12.9%
  • Social rented9.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free3.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK8 3SUScotland
Owned outright51.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan26.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent9%12.4%
Other private rented1.4%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 3SUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (23.1%). 18.1% of households include dependent children.

FK8 3SUScotland
Living alone, under 6613.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14%14.3%
Couple, no children23.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children17.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children0.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.9%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 3SU (Carse of Stirling) (about 612 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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