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Housing in KA22 8BF

What the homes in KA22 8BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ardrossan North West
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
887 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (48.2%). Flats make up 51%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA22 8BFScotland
Detached14%23.9%
Semi-detached23%23.3%
Terraced11.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat48.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53.9% of households in the KA22 8BF area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13.7% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 34.4% own outright and 19.6% with a mortgage.

KA22 8BF
54%
14%
29%
Scotland
  • Owned53.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.7%0.9%
  • Private rented13.7%12.9%
  • Social rented29.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA22 8BFScotland
Owned outright34.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan19.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.2%12.4%
Other private rented0.7%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 51.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA22 8BFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (34.7%). 13.8% of households include dependent children.

KA22 8BFScotland
Living alone, under 6634.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18.1%14.3%
Couple, no children14.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children6.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.3%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 8BF (Ardrossan North West) (about 887 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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