Postcode district · North Ayrshire

KA15 area guide

Who lives in KA15, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: North Ayrshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 7,286 (2024)

KA15Postcode district · North Ayrshire

At a glance

What KA15 is like

The KA15 postcode district in North Ayrshire covers 239 live postcodes and is home to about 7,286 people in 3,433 households. 70.4% of households own their home, 7.2% rent privately and 20.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 55.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA15 compares

Headline figures for KA15, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.5/ 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

2.5/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 15 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

2 schools in KA15. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KA15 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
23.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 7.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
70.4% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

KA15 FAQs

Is KA15 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.5 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 2.5 out of 10 (limited).

Is KA15 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 KA15?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.9% of residents. 70.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (32.2%).

Which council covers KA15?

The local authority for KA15 is North Ayrshire.

KA15 comes under North Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KA15?

Connectivity scores 2.5 out of 10.

There are 15 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 2.5 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Glengarnock Rail Station, 2.0 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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