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Housing in FK9 4DB

What the homes in FK9 4DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bridge of Allan and University
Council
Stirling
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
754 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (47%). Flats make up 50.6%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK9 4DBScotland
Detached12.8%23.9%
Semi-detached22.7%23.3%
Terraced14.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat47%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53.9% of households in the FK9 4DB area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 19.6% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 38.2% own outright and 15.7% with a mortgage.

FK9 4DB
54%
20%
21%
Scotland
  • Owned53.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented19.6%12.9%
  • Social rented20.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK9 4DBScotland
Owned outright38.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan15.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.1%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 51.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

FK9 4DBScotland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (29%). 11.5% of households include dependent children.

FK9 4DBScotland
Living alone, under 6621.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over29%14.3%
Couple, no children16.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children7.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.4%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 FK9 4DB (Bridge of Allan and University) (about 754 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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