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Postcode · East Ayrshire

Housing in KA1 1UT

What the homes in KA1 1UT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Grange, Howard and Gargieston
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
632 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (45.2%). Flats make up 22.7%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA1 1UTScotland
Detached31.1%23.9%
Semi-detached45.2%23.3%
Terraced2.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat20.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

90.3% of households in the KA1 1UT area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 51.5% own outright and 38.8% with a mortgage.

KA1 1UT
90%
Scotland
  • Owned90.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented11%12.9%
  • Social rented2.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA1 1UTScotland
Owned outright51.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan38.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.4%12.4%
Other private rented0.7%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 39.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA1 1UTScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.7%). 16.4% of households include dependent children.

KA1 1UTScotland
Living alone, under 6622.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.7%14.3%
Couple, no children17.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children16.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children0%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over18.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households3%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 KA1 1UT (Grange, Howard and Gargieston) (about 632 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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