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Postcode · East Ayrshire

Housing in KA18 2EA

What the homes in KA18 2EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Auchinleck
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
757 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39.4%). Flats make up 29.9%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA18 2EAScotland
Detached4.9%23.9%
Semi-detached39.4%23.3%
Terraced26.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat29.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

38.9% of households in the KA18 2EA area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5.7% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 23.9% own outright and 14.9% with a mortgage.

KA18 2EA
39%
51%
Scotland
  • Owned38.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented5.7%12.9%
  • Social rented51.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA18 2EAScotland
Owned outright23.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan14.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.7%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. 41% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA18 2EAScotland
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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 (24.2%). 17.9% of households include dependent children.

KA18 2EAScotland
Living alone, under 6624.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.4%14.3%
Couple, no children16.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over9%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 2EA (Auchinleck) (about 757 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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