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Housing in KA18 3DF

What the homes in KA18 3DF 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
905 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (35.1%). Flats make up 35.1%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA18 3DFScotland
Detached9.6%23.9%
Semi-detached27.1%23.3%
Terraced25.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat35.1%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

48.4% of households in the KA18 3DF area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 12.5% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 27.7% own outright and 20.7% with a mortgage.

KA18 3DF
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12%
40%
Scotland
  • Owned48.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented12.5%12.9%
  • Social rented40.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA18 3DFScotland
Owned outright27.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan20.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.6%12.4%
Other private rented1.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA18 3DFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.7%). 36.7% of households include dependent children.

KA18 3DFScotland
Living alone, under 6620.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over8%14.3%
Couple, no children9.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children18.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children17.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.1%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 3DF (Cumnock South and Craigens) (about 905 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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