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Housing in KA22 8DS

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

Neighbourhood
Ardrossan Central
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
863 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (74.6%). Flats make up 81.6%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA22 8DSScotland
Detached2.5%23.9%
Semi-detached3.4%23.3%
Terraced14.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat74.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.1%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

25.4% of households in the KA22 8DS area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 16.1% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 15.9% own outright and 9.5% with a mortgage.

KA22 8DS
25%
16%
56%
Scotland
  • Owned25.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented16.1%12.9%
  • Social rented55.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA22 8DSScotland
Owned outright15.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan9.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.5%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.5 people living in it. 67.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA22 8DSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (47.4%). 11.2% of households include dependent children.

KA22 8DSScotland
Living alone, under 6647.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over21.4%14.3%
Couple, no children7.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.7%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 KA22 8DS (Ardrossan Central) (about 863 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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