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Housing in KA12 9LT

What the homes in KA12 9LT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Irvine Castlepark South
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
804 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (51.6%). Flats make up 31.5%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA12 9LTScotland
Detached1.2%23.9%
Semi-detached16.1%23.3%
Terraced51.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat30.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

47.7% of households in the KA12 9LT area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 18.6% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 24.9% own outright and 22.7% with a mortgage.

KA12 9LT
48%
19%
36%
Scotland
  • Owned47.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1%0.9%
  • Private rented18.6%12.9%
  • Social rented35.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA12 9LTScotland
Owned outright24.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan22.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.6%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 41.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA12 9LTScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.1%). 22.2% of households include dependent children.

KA12 9LTScotland
Living alone, under 6628.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over10.5%14.3%
Couple, no children13.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children9.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.2%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 KA12 9LT (Irvine Castlepark South) (about 804 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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