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Housing in KA18 3BB

What the homes in KA18 3BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cumnock South and Craigens
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
548 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (59.3%). Flats make up 7.1%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA18 3BBScotland
Detached4%23.9%
Semi-detached28.1%23.3%
Terraced59.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat7.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53.8% of households in the KA18 3BB area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.9% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 24.5% own outright and 29.2% with a mortgage.

KA18 3BB
54%
35%
Scotland
  • Owned53.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented7.9%12.9%
  • Social rented35.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA18 3BBScotland
Owned outright24.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan29.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.8%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA18 3BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (17%). 30.8% of households include dependent children.

KA18 3BBScotland
Living alone, under 6616.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over15%14.3%
Couple, no children15%17.4%
Couple with dependent children17%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children13.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.7%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 3BB (Cumnock South and Craigens) (about 548 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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