Postcode · North Ayrshire

KA23 9BS area guide

Who lives in KA23 9BS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: West Kilbride and Seamill
Council: North Ayrshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 982 (2024)

KA23 9BSNorth Ayrshire

At a glance

What KA23 9BS is like

KA23 9BS is a postcode in the West Kilbride and Seamill area of North Ayrshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 982 people. 75.5% of households own their home, 5.2% rent privately and 18.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 51.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA23 9BS compares

Headline figures for KA23 9BS, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

54per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in North Ayrshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

4.7/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 16 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KA23 9BS differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
28.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 5.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
75.5% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

KA23 9BS FAQs

Is KA23 9BS a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 4.7 out of 10 (good).

Is KA23 9BS safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. North Ayrshire recorded 54 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in KA23 9BS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 9.3% of residents. 75.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (39.9%).

Which council covers KA23 9BS?

The local authority for KA23 9BS is North Ayrshire.

KA23 9BS comes under North Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KA23 9BS?

Connectivity scores 4.7 out of 10.

There are 16 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.7 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is West Kilbride Rail Station, 99 yards away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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