Postcode · North Ayrshire

KA21 6BU area guide

Who lives in KA21 6BU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Fairlie and Rural
Council: North Ayrshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 2,102 (2024)

KA21 6BUNorth Ayrshire

At a glance

What KA21 6BU is like

KA21 6BU is a postcode in the Fairlie and Rural area of North Ayrshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,102 people. 33.5% of households own their home, 1.5% rent privately and 58.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 0–4, and 68.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA21 6BU compares

Headline figures for KA21 6BU, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 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 North Ayrshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

2.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

6 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KA21 6BU differs most from the national average.

01
A young populationPositive
28.8% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.
02
A lot of social housingLook closer
58.6% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
03
Few private renters
Only 1.5% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

KA21 6BU FAQs

Is KA21 6BU a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 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 KA21 6BU safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

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

Who lives in KA21 6BU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 0–4, at 12.3% of residents. 33.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (42.9%).

Which council covers KA21 6BU?

The local authority for KA21 6BU is North Ayrshire.

KA21 6BU comes under North Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KA21 6BU?

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 Ardrossan South Beach Rail Station, 1 mile 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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