Area Guide For FK2 9HA

When it comes to housing in the FK2 9HA area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 47, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 84. There are around 156 Shared ownership properties, 255 Local Authority rented, 202 Housing Association rented and around 49 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 39 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 65 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 67 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 184 are employed in Routine occupation and 151 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 145.

In FK2 9HA area, Couple with children amount to 116 while Couple without children amount to 88. The neighbourhood also has around 166 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 93 votes. Around 107 people are DIY enthusiasts, 94 people are interested in eating out, 96 like exercise, 101 are into football and 96 are fond of gardening. 100 people also like music while 86 are into traveling.

The Sun is the most subscribed (164) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mirror (79), Daily Express (72), Daily Mail (50), The Guardian (28), The Times (19), The Independent (17) and Daily Telegraph (15).

Some of the nearest services available in FK2 9HA are Carpetways Direct (Carpet Fitter), Beds World (Bed & Bedding Shop), Hannigan Construction Ltd (Builder), Drain Clear 247 Ltd (Drainage Contractor), Floor Designs (Carpet Fitter), Do It Yourself (DIY Shop), T Muir Construction (Builder), Ils Cleaning & Maintenance (Property Maintenance Services), Decortex (Plasterers), The Kitchen & Bedroom Studio Scotland Ltd (Kitchen Designers & Installers), S C S Electrical (Electronic Shop), R D Appliances (Appliance Repairs), Harry McPeake (Plasterers), Rosebank R S Ltd (Roofing Contractors), Central Region Chem Dry (Carpet & Rugs Shop), Bensons Beds (Bed & Bedding Shop), Reid Furniture Ltd (Furniture Stores), Sharps Bedrooms Ltd (Bedroom Designer), Harveys Furnishings (Furniture Stores), Carpetright (Carpet Fitter), Bensons for Beds (Bed & Bedding Shop), Homebase Ltd (DIY Shop), Pagazzi Lighting Ltd (Lighting Stores), Currys (Appliance Retailer), Carpet Connections (Carpet Fitter), J & J Warehouse Ltd (Bathroom Designer), Alloa Glazing (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Grahamston Glazing Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Screwfix (DIY Shop) and Falkirk Carpets (Carpet Fitter).

FK2 9HA has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include . There is also easy access to airports like Glasgow Airport, Oban Airport, Glasgow Prestwick Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Inchcolm Island Ferry Landing, Rosyth Ferry Terminal, South Queensferry Ferry Landing.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. FK2 9HA has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Victoria Primary School, Bainsford Primary School, Langlees Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Graeme High School, Falkirk Day Unit, St Mungo's RC High School. Then there are others like Carrongrange School, Oakwood Education Trust, Windsor Park School.