Housing in KA12 9LY
What the homes in KA12 9LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Irvine Castlepark North
- Council
- North Ayrshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 720 (2024)
KA12 9LYNorth Ayrshire
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (71.8%). Flats make up 18.4%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
50% of households in the KA12 9LY area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 18% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 28.8% own outright and 21.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned50%62.4%
- Shared ownership0%0.9%
- Private rented18%12.9%
- Social rented30.4%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.6%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 26.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (17.4%). 33.5% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA12 9LY (Irvine Castlepark North) (about 720 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.