Postcode · East Ayrshire

KA16 9LS area guide

Who lives in KA16 9LS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Northern and Irvine Valley Rural
Council: East Ayrshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 436 (2024)

KA16 9LSEast Ayrshire

At a glance

What KA16 9LS is like

KA16 9LS is a postcode in the Northern and Irvine Valley Rural area of East Ayrshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 436 people. 95.2% of households own their home, 7.5% rent privately and 0.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 59.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA16 9LS compares

Headline figures for KA16 9LS, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 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 East Ayrshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KA16 9LS differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
28.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 7.5% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
95.2% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

KA16 9LS FAQs

Is KA16 9LS a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is KA16 9LS safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

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

Who lives in KA16 9LS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 9.5% of residents. 95.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (81.7%).

Which council covers KA16 9LS?

The local authority for KA16 9LS is East Ayrshire.

KA16 9LS comes under East Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KA16 9LS?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

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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