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Housing Allocations
How many people are on the housing list?
As of 17 July 2025, there were 10,649 active housing applications on our system.
How long does it take to be offered a property?
Unfortunately, it is impossible to answer this as it depends on housing priority awarded, time on the housing list and number of bids placed.
What is Falkirk Council's housing stock by area?
Bo'ness
| Property type | Amount of properties |
|---|---|
| Flats | 884 |
| Houses | 779 |
| Total stock | 1663 |
Flats (Bo'ness)
| Property type | 1 Bed | 2 Bed | 3 Bed | 4 Bed | 5 Bed | 6 Bed | 7 Bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedsit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Four in a block | 47 | 326 | 90 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 478 |
| Maisonette | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tenement flat | 49 | 109 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 |
| Other | 156 | 49 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 |
| Total | 253 | 484 | 121 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 884 |
Houses (Bo'ness)
| Property type | 1 Bed | 2 Bed | 3 Bed | 4 Bed | 5 Bed | 6 Bed | 7 Bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bungalow (detached) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Bungalow (end terraced) | 39 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Bungalow (mid terraced) | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Bungalow (semi detached) | 22 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Detached | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| End terraced | 0 | 92 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 150 |
| Mid terraced | 2 | 159 | 85 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251 |
| Semi detached | 0 | 98 | 138 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 250 |
| Total | 92 | 376 | 285 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 779 |
Camelon
| Property type | Amount of properties |
|---|---|
| Flats | 1017 |
| Houses | 652 |
| Total stock | 1669 |
Flats (Camelon)
| Property type | Bedsit | 1 Bed | 2 Bed | 3 Bed | 4 Bed | 5 Bed | 6 Bed | 7 Bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedsit | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Four in a block | 0 | 75 | 388 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 475 |
| Maisonette | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Tenement flat | 0 | 15 | 266 | 118 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 |
| Other | 0 | 41 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
| Total | 1 | 145 | 738 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1017 |
Houses (Camelon)
| Property type | 1 Bed | 2 Bed | 3 Bed | 4 Bed | 5 Bed | 6 Bed | 7 Bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bungalow (detached) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bungalow (end terraced) | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bungalow (mid terraced) | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Bungalow (semi detached) | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Detached | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| End terraced | 0 | 90 | 80 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 |
| Mid terraced | 0 | 133 | 137 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 280 |
| Semi detached | 0 | 33 | 95 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 |
| Total | 50 | 258 | 314 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 652 |
Dawson
| Property type | Amount of properties |
|---|---|
| Flats | 1013 |
| Houses | 276 |
| Total stock | 1289 |
Flats (Dawson)
| Property type | 1 Bed | 2 Bed | 3 Bed | 4 Bed | 5 Bed | 6 Bed | 7 Bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedsit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Four in a block | 73 | 418 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 529 |
| Maisonette | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tenement flat | 20 | 158 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 |
| Other | 55 | 186 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 261 |
| Total | 149 | 772 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1013 |
Houses (Dawson)
| Property type | 1 Bed | 2 Bed | 3 Bed | 4 Bed | 5 Bed | 6 Bed | 7 Bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bungalow (detached) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bungalow (end terraced) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bungalow (mid terraced) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bungalow (semi detached) | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| End terraced | 0 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Mid terraced | 0 | 10 | 83 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 117 |
| Semi detached | 0 | 14 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Total | 20 | 70 | 143 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 276 |
Denny
| Property type | Amount of properties |
|---|---|
| Flats | 1165 |
| Houses | 1851 |
| Total stock | 3016 |
Flats (Denny)
| Property type | Bedsit | 1 Bed | 2 Bed | 3 Bed | 4 Bed | 5 Bed | 6 Bed | 7 Bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedsit | 13 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Four in a block | 0 | 44 | 287 | 100 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 451 |
| Maisonette | 0 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Tenement flat | 0 | 34 | 78 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 |
| Other | 2 | 194 | 191 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 435 |
| Total | 15 | 310 | 563 | 257 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1165 |
Houses (Denny)
| Property type | 1 Bed | 2 Bed | 3 Bed | 4 Bed | 5 Bed | 6 Bed | 7 Bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bungalow (detached) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bungalow (end terraced) | 65 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| Bungalow (mid terraced) | 57 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
| Bungalow (semi detached) | 17 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| End terraced | 0 | 246 | 264 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 521 |
| Mid terraced | 0 | 292 | 322 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 626 |
| Semi detached | 0 | 142 | 253 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 474 |
| Total | 139 | 745 | 865 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1851 |
Falkirk
| Property type | Amount of properties |
|---|---|
| Flats | 2322 |
| Houses | 1424 |
| Total stock | 3746 |
Flats (Falkirk)
| Property type | 1 Bed | 2 Bed | 3 Bed | 4 Bed | 5 Bed | 6 Bed | 7 Bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedsit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Four in a block | 29 | 529 | 101 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 664 |
| High Rise | 363 | 626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 989 |
| Maisonette | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Tenement flat | 10 | 276 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 351 |
| Other | 167 | 118 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 |
| Total | 569 | 1563 | 182 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2322 |
Houses (Falkirk)
| Property type | 1 Bed | 2 Bed | 3 Bed | 4 Bed | 5 Bed | 6 Bed | 7 Bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bungalow (detached) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bungalow (end terraced) | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Bungalow (mid terraced) | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Bungalow (semi detached) | 41 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Detached | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| End terraced | 0 | 172 | 156 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 336 |
| Mid terraced | 0 | 199 | 223 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 437 |
| Semi detached | 0 | 106 | 361 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 524 |
| Total | 89 | 509 | 746 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1424 |
Grangemouth
| Property type | Amount of properties |
|---|---|
| Flats | 2224 |
| Houses | 1188 |
| Total stock | 3412 |
Flats (Grangemouth)
| Property type | Bedsit | 1 Bed | 2 Bed | 3 Bed | 4 Bed | 5 Bed | 6 Bed | 7 Bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedsit | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Four in a block | 0 | 142 | 571 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 764 |
| Maisonette | 0 | 0 | 99 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 |
| Tenement flat | 0 | 175 | 735 | 118 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1030 |
| Other | 0 | 189 | 86 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 298 |
| Total | 1 | 510 | 1491 | 217 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2224 |
Houses (Grangemouth)
| Property type | 1 Bed | 2 Bed | 3 Bed | 4 Bed | 5 Bed | 6 Bed | 7 Bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bungalow (detached) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bungalow (end terraced) | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Bungalow (mid terraced) | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Bungalow (semi detached) | 33 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| End terraced | 0 | 142 | 138 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 298 |
| Mid terraced | 0 | 270 | 216 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 513 |
| Semi detached | 0 | 60 | 117 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 212 |
| Total | 103 | 533 | 472 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1188 |
Stenhousemuir
| Property type | Amount of properties |
|---|---|
| Flats | 714 |
| Houses | 1347 |
| Total stock | 2061 |
Flats (Stenhousemuir)
| Property type | 1 Bed | 2 Bed | 3 Bed | 4 Bed | 5 Bed | 6 Bed | 7 Bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedsit | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Four in a block | 14 | 347 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 398 |
| Maisonette | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Tenement flat | 18 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Other | 155 | 100 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 269 |
| Total | 189 | 460 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 714 |
Houses (Stenhousemuir)
| Property type | 1 Bed | 2 Bed | 3 Bed | 4 Bed | 5 Bed | 6 Bed | 7 Bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bungalow (detached) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bungalow (end terraced) | 39 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Bungalow (mid terraced) | 41 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Bungalow (semi detached) | 42 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| End terraced | 0 | 153 | 170 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 329 |
| Mid terraced | 0 | 189 | 207 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 405 |
| Semi detached | 0 | 107 | 259 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 438 |
| Total | 122 | 482 | 655 | 82 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1347 |
How many properties have been let in the last 5 years?
- In 20-21, we let 991 properties
- In 21-22, we let 1124 properties
- In 22-23, we let 916 properties
- In 23-24, we let 1238 properties
- In 24-25, we let 1263 properties
What age is the social housing?
| Financial Year | Pre-1919 self-contained units (total) |
1919-1944 self-contained units (total) |
1945-1964 self-contained units (total) |
1965-1982 self-contained units (total) |
Post-1982 self-contained units (total) |
Total self-contained units - all dwelling types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 177 | 4733 | 7023 | 4247 | 676 | 16856 |
| 2022/23 | 178 | 4719 | 6990 | 4223 | 609 | 16719 |
| 2021/22 | 176 | 4694 | 6982 | 4196 | 610 | 16658 |
| 2020/21 | 174 | 4677 | 7008 | 4168 | 609 | 16636 |
| 2019/20 | 167 | 4656 | 6963 | 4149 | 574 | 16509 |
Information correct as of 31 March 2024.
Homelessness
Please provide general information on homelessness applications received by the council, including the number of applications, use of temporary accommodation, and any available data on outcomes or placements over the past 12 months.
Please see the Homeless Statistics web page on the Scottish Government website.
How many households have presented due to domestic abuse?
- 2022-23: 268
- 2023-24: 249
- 2024-25: 282
How many veterans were identified as homeless or threatened with homeless?
- 2022-23: 20
- 2023-24: 34
- 2024-25: 20
How many homeless presentations were due to people losing their home as a result of defaulting on payments?
- 2022-23: 11
- 2023-24: 14
- 2024-25: 27
How many people died while they had an open homelessness application?
In 2024, we have estimated there were 6 people who passed away while they had an open homeless application with the Council.
For further information, please visit the Homeless Deaths web page on National Records of Scotland (NRS) website.
Temporary Accommodation
How many households are in temporary accommodation?
Please see the Homeless Statistics web page on the Scottish Government website.
How many households with children are in temporary accommodation?
Please see the Homeless Statistics web page on the Scottish Government website.
How much is charged per month for the types of accommodation given to the homeless or awaiting a decision?
Please see temporary accommodation web page.
What is the longest temporary accommodation stay?
Please see the Homeless Statistics web page on the Scottish Government website.
What is the length of time households spend in temporary accommodation?
Please see the Homeless Statistics web page on the Scottish Government website.
What are the costs for temporary accommodation?
Please see temporary accommodation web page.
How much have you spent on temporary accommodation?
- 2022-23 - £2,023,471
- 2023-24 - £2,675,552
- 2024-25 - £3,169,412
- 2025-26 - £1,031,431
How many households have been in temporary accommodation for more than a year?
As of 17 July 2025, 132 households (29% of all occupied temporary accommodation) have been in accommodation for more than a year.
What is the average time spent in temporary accommodation?
Please see the Homeless Statistics web page on the Scottish Government website.
How many people were refused temporary accommodation?
Please see the Homeless Statistics web page on the Scottish Government website.
Do we charge for temporary accommodation, when did this start, what guidance exists on reasonable charges, how many were charged, how much was received, who paid directly (not via UC/HB), and what is the current outstanding debt?
Please see temporary accommodation web page.
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