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Housing in KA12 8DS

What the homes in KA12 8DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Irvine Fullarton
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
524 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.1%). Flats make up 27%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA12 8DSScotland
Detached1.7%23.9%
Semi-detached33.2%23.3%
Terraced38.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat26%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

36.7% of households in the KA12 8DS area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.1% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 20.1% own outright and 16.6% with a mortgage.

KA12 8DS
37%
52%
Scotland
  • Owned36.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented11.1%12.9%
  • Social rented52.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA12 8DSScotland
Owned outright20.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan16.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.1%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 45.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA12 8DSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.8%). 18.3% of households include dependent children.

KA12 8DSScotland
Living alone, under 6631.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over15.2%14.3%
Couple, no children11.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children8.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children10%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.5%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 8DS (Irvine Fullarton) (about 524 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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