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Housing in KA22 8PS

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

Neighbourhood
Ardrossan Central
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
703 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (38.5%). Flats make up 39.7%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA22 8PSScotland
Detached8.5%23.9%
Semi-detached31.5%23.3%
Terraced21.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat38.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.1% of households in the KA22 8PS area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5.8% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 25.2% own outright and 17.9% with a mortgage.

KA22 8PS
43%
49%
Scotland
  • Owned43.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented5.8%12.9%
  • Social rented49.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA22 8PSScotland
Owned outright25.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan17.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.6%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 54.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA22 8PSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33.9%). 14% of households include dependent children.

KA22 8PSScotland
Living alone, under 6633.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.1%14.3%
Couple, no children11.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children7.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.1%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 8PS (Ardrossan Central) (about 703 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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