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Housing in FK9 4LU

What the homes in FK9 4LU 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
2,021 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (55.2%). Flats make up 20.3%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

FK9 4LUScotland
Detached55.2%23.9%
Semi-detached21.6%23.3%
Terraced4.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat18.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

76.7% of households in the FK9 4LU area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 12.1% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 49.6% own outright and 27.2% with a mortgage.

FK9 4LU
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12%
Scotland
  • Owned76.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented12.1%12.9%
  • Social rented11.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

FK9 4LUScotland
Owned outright49.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan27.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.2%12.4%
Other private rented0.9%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (29.7%). 15.9% of households include dependent children.

FK9 4LUScotland
Living alone, under 669.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over29.7%14.3%
Couple, no children16.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.6%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 FK9 4LU (Bridge of Allan and University) (about 2,021 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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