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Housing in KA22 7BB

What the homes in KA22 7BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ardrossan North East
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
821 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (46.7%). Flats make up 26.6%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA22 7BBScotland
Detached5.1%23.9%
Semi-detached22.1%23.3%
Terraced46.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat25.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

34.8% of households in the KA22 7BB area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.1% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 20.3% own outright and 14.5% with a mortgage.

KA22 7BB
35%
56%
Scotland
  • Owned34.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented7.1%12.9%
  • Social rented55.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA22 7BBScotland
Owned outright20.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan14.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.6%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. 43.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA22 7BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.6%). 24.6% of households include dependent children.

KA22 7BBScotland
Living alone, under 6623.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.5%14.3%
Couple, no children7.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children12.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.8%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 KA22 7BB (Ardrossan North East) (about 821 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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