Postcode · North Ayrshire

KA12 8SE area guide

Who lives in KA12 8SE, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Irvine Central
Council: North Ayrshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 980 (2024)

KA12 8SENorth Ayrshire

At a glance

What KA12 8SE is like

KA12 8SE is a postcode in the Irvine Central area of North Ayrshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 980 people. 74.4% of households own their home, 6.4% rent privately and 18.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 44% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA12 8SE compares

Headline figures for KA12 8SE, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 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 North Ayrshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 23 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KA12 8SE differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
33.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 6.4% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
74.4% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

KA12 8SE FAQs

Is KA12 8SE a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 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 KA12 8SE safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

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

Who lives in KA12 8SE?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.6% of residents. 74.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (32.6%).

Which council covers KA12 8SE?

The local authority for KA12 8SE is North Ayrshire.

KA12 8SE comes under North Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KA12 8SE?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 23 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Irvine 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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