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Housing in KA18 1DF

What the homes in KA18 1DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cumnock North
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
770 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (36.5%). Flats make up 37.2%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA18 1DFScotland
Detached16.3%23.9%
Semi-detached36.5%23.3%
Terraced12%18.2%
Purpose-built flat30.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

55.1% of households in the KA18 1DF area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.5% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 30.6% own outright and 24.5% with a mortgage.

KA18 1DF
55%
33%
Scotland
  • Owned55.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented10.5%12.9%
  • Social rented32.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA18 1DFScotland
Owned outright30.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan24.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.5%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA18 1DFScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.2%). 17.6% of households include dependent children.

KA18 1DFScotland
Living alone, under 6621.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.7%14.3%
Couple, no children15.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.1%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 KA18 1DF (Cumnock North) (about 770 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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