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Housing in KA12 2SU

What the homes in KA12 2SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Irvine Fullarton
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
866 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (64.3%). Flats make up 66.3%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA12 2SUScotland
Detached1.7%23.9%
Semi-detached8.2%23.3%
Terraced24.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat64.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

30.9% of households in the KA12 2SU area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 17.9% own outright and 13.1% with a mortgage.

KA12 2SU
31%
60%
Scotland
  • Owned30.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented11%12.9%
  • Social rented59.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA12 2SUScotland
Owned outright17.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan13.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.7%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 45.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA12 2SUScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.6%). 22% of households include dependent children.

KA12 2SUScotland
Living alone, under 6631.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.5%14.3%
Couple, no children9.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children8.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children13.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.8%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 KA12 2SU (Irvine Fullarton) (about 866 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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