Postcode · East Ayrshire

KA2 9AY area guide

Who lives in KA2 9AY, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Dundonald, Loans and Symington
Council: South Ayrshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 858 (2024)

KA2 9AYEast Ayrshire

At a glance

What KA2 9AY is like

KA2 9AY is a postcode in the Dundonald, Loans and Symington area of South Ayrshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 858 people. 68.8% of households own their home, 8.4% rent privately and 19.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 46.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA2 9AY compares

Headline figures for KA2 9AY, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

46per 1,000

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

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

3 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KA2 9AY differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
29.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 8.4% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

KA2 9AY FAQs

Is KA2 9AY a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is KA2 9AY safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. South Ayrshire recorded 46 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in KA2 9AY?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 9.3% of residents. 68.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (44.4%).

Which council covers KA2 9AY?

The local authority for KA2 9AY is South Ayrshire.

KA2 9AY comes under South Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KA2 9AY?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

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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