Postcode sector · South Ayrshire

KA10 9 area guide

Who lives in KA10 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: South Ayrshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 720 (2024)

KA10 9Postcode sector · South Ayrshire

At a glance

What KA10 9 is like

The KA10 9 postcode sector in South Ayrshire covers 5 live postcodes and is home to about 720 people in 463 households. 57.5% of households own their home, 29.4% rent privately and 8.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 46.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA10 9 compares

Headline figures for KA10 9, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

46per 1,000

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

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 31 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

1 school in KA10 9. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KA10 9 differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
29.4% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
34.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

KA10 9 FAQs

Is KA10 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 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 KA10 9 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. South Ayrshire recorded 46 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in KA10 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 10.4% of residents. 57.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (58.1%).

Which council covers KA10 9?

The local authority for KA10 9 is South Ayrshire.

KA10 9 comes under South Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KA10 9?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 31 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Troon Rail Station, 0.3 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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