Postcode sector · East Ayrshire

KA1 9 area guide

Who lives in KA1 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: East Ayrshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 1,304 (2024)

KA1 9Postcode sector · East Ayrshire

At a glance

What KA1 9 is like

The KA1 9 postcode sector in East Ayrshire covers 60 live postcodes and is home to about 1,304 people in 656 households. 66.2% of households own their home, 14.3% rent privately and 21.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 56.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA1 9 compares

Headline figures for KA1 9, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 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 East Ayrshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 32 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Questions

KA1 9 FAQs

Is KA1 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is KA1 9 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. East Ayrshire recorded 54 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in KA1 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.5% of residents. 66.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (43.3%).

Which council covers KA1 9?

The local authority for KA1 9 is East Ayrshire.

KA1 9 comes under East Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KA1 9?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 32 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Kilmarnock Rail Station, 0.8 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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