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Housing in KA18 4BB

What the homes in KA18 4BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
New Cumnock
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
628 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (38.8%). Flats make up 39.7%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA18 4BBScotland
Detached8.7%23.9%
Semi-detached38.5%23.3%
Terraced14.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat38.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

41.4% of households in the KA18 4BB area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.2% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 29.2% own outright and 12.2% with a mortgage.

KA18 4BB
41%
48%
Scotland
  • Owned41.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented10.2%12.9%
  • Social rented47.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA18 4BBScotland
Owned outright29.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan12.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.2%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 45.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA18 4BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.1%). 17.8% of households include dependent children.

KA18 4BBScotland
Living alone, under 6625.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.7%14.3%
Couple, no children16.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children7.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.5%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 4BB (New Cumnock) (about 628 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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