Postcode district · East Ayrshire

KA2 area guide

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

Council: East Ayrshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 15,432 (2024)

KA2Postcode district · East Ayrshire

At a glance

What KA2 is like

The KA2 postcode district in East Ayrshire covers 227 live postcodes and is home to about 15,432 people in 5,331 households. 77.2% of households own their home, 6.6% rent privately and 12.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 56.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA2 compares

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

AffluenceMore

5.9/ 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

0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

3 schools in KA2. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KA2 differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 6.6% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
77.2% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

KA2 FAQs

Is KA2 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.9 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 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 KA2?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8% of residents. 77.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (43.7%).

Which council covers KA2?

The local authority for KA2 is East Ayrshire.

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

How well connected is KA2?

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). The nearest station is Kilmarnock Rail Station, 2.9 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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