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Housing in KA21 6EA

What the homes in KA21 6EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Saltcoats North East
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
950 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (50.9%). Flats make up 10.2%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA21 6EAScotland
Detached5.5%23.9%
Semi-detached35.5%23.3%
Terraced50.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat9.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

40.7% of households in the KA21 6EA area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.7% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 19.6% own outright and 21.1% with a mortgage.

KA21 6EA
41%
48%
Scotland
  • Owned40.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented11.7%12.9%
  • Social rented47.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA21 6EAScotland
Owned outright19.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan21.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.2%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 40.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA21 6EAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.5%). 28.5% of households include dependent children.

KA21 6EAScotland
Living alone, under 6627.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over11.2%14.3%
Couple, no children11.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children13.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.7%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 KA21 6EA (Saltcoats North East) (about 950 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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