Postcode district · East Ayrshire

KA18 area guide

Who lives in KA18, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: East Ayrshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 21,527 (2024)

KA18Postcode district · East Ayrshire

At a glance

What KA18 is like

The KA18 postcode district in East Ayrshire covers 738 live postcodes and is home to about 21,527 people in 10,036 households. 59.6% of households own their home, 8.9% rent privately and 29.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 51.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA18 compares

Headline figures for KA18, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

3.5/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

54per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in East Ayrshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

2.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 12 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

13 schools in KA18. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KA18 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
22.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 8.9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

KA18 FAQs

Is KA18 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 3.5 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is KA18 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. East Ayrshire recorded 54 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in KA18?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.1% of residents. 59.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (33.2%).

Which council covers KA18?

The local authority for KA18 is East Ayrshire.

KA18 comes under East Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KA18?

Connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10.

There are 12 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 2.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Auchinleck Rail Station, 2.5 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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