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Postcode · East Ayrshire

Housing in KA1 9UP

What the homes in KA1 9UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Piersland
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
630 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (52.2%). Flats make up 38.4%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA1 9UPScotland
Detached12.8%23.9%
Semi-detached52.2%23.3%
Terraced1.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat34.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

78.9% of households in the KA1 9UP area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13.1% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 40.1% own outright and 38.8% with a mortgage.

KA1 9UP
79%
13%
Scotland
  • Owned78.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.7%0.9%
  • Private rented13.1%12.9%
  • Social rented11.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA1 9UPScotland
Owned outright40.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan38.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.1%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 45% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA1 9UPScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22.5%). 23.9% of households include dependent children.

KA1 9UPScotland
Living alone, under 6620.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over22.5%14.3%
Couple, no children16.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children18.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.2%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 9UP (Piersland) (about 630 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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