Renting privately: rental information

Many information sources help to inform our Local Housing Strategy. 

Through our Private Rented Database, we collect information from private rented sector adverts. This helps to build a picture of the private rented sector across Falkirk, it also helps us ensure that adverts contain the correct information.

We captured information relating to 257 adverts during October, November and December 2022 (Quarter 3). The information below relates to this quarter.

2023 / Quarter 3

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This information will be updated quarterly.

Average rents by size and housing market area

Housing market area 1
bedroom		 2
bedroomed		 3
bedroomed		 4
bedroomed		 Total
Bo'ness  £477 £691 £595 - £598
Denny & Bonnybridge  £452 £770 £858 £1,163 £786
Falkirk  £484 £650 £1,002 £1,425 £649
Grangemouth  £488 £642 £2,225 - £807
Braes & Rural South £456 £644 £886 £1,125 £666
Stenhousemuir, Larbert & Rural North  £489 £698 £824 £895 £654
Average £480 £667 £1,019 £1,183 £679

Number of lets by size and housing market area

Housing market area 1
bedroom		 2
bedroomed		 3
bedroomed		 4
bedroomed		 Total
Bo'ness  3 4 3 - 10
Denny & Bonnybridge  5 13 5 4 27
Falkirk  40 83 14 2 139
Grangemouth  4 18 3 - 25
Braes & Rural South 8 6 4 2 20
Stenhousemuir, Larbert & Rural North  11 20 4 1 36
Total  71 144 33 9 257

Number of lets, by property type and housing market area

Housing market area Flat House Total
Bo'ness  8 2 10
Denny & Bonnybridge  17 10 27
Falkirk  109 30 139
Grangemouth  16 9 25
Braes & Rural South 14 6 20
Stenhousemuir, Larbert & Rural North  27 9 36
Total 191 66 257

Numbers of lets covered by the Local Housing Allowance by housing market area

Housing market area Rent covered by LHA Total
No  Yes 
Bo'ness  9  1 10
Denny & Bonnybridge  27 - 27
Falkirk  135 4 139
Grangemouth  24 1 25
Braes & Rural South 20 - 20
Stenhousemuir, Larbert & Rural North  36 - 36
Total 251 6 257