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KA area guide

Who lives in KA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Population
360,239 (2024)
At a glance

What KA is like

The KA postcode area in Scotland covers 11,783 live postcodes and is home to about 360,239 people in 171,458 households. 64.6% of households own their home, 10% rent privately and 23.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 51.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA compares

Headline figures for KA, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
4.6/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
54per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in North Ayrshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore
0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
163

163 schools in KA. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KA differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    23.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

KA FAQs

01
Is KA a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.6 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).
02
Is KA safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. North Ayrshire recorded 54 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.
03
Who lives in KA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.2% of residents. 64.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (28.3%).
04
Which council covers KA?

The local authority for KA is North Ayrshire.

KA comes under North Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is KA?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Barassie Rail Station, 1.8 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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