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Housing in KA1 3HL

What the homes in KA1 3HL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kilmarnock South Central and Caprington
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
658 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (69.7%). Flats make up 71.8%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA1 3HLScotland
Detached2.3%23.9%
Semi-detached14.9%23.3%
Terraced11.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat69.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

42.7% of households in the KA1 3HL area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 22.8% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 25.9% own outright and 16.8% with a mortgage.

KA1 3HL
43%
23%
32%
Scotland
  • Owned42.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented22.8%12.9%
  • Social rented32.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA1 3HLScotland
Owned outright25.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan16.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.4%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.5 people living in it. 66.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA1 3HLScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (49%). 7.5% of households include dependent children.

KA1 3HLScotland
Living alone, under 6649%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.9%14.3%
Couple, no children12.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children5.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children1.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.3%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 3HL (Kilmarnock South Central and Caprington) (about 658 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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