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Housing in KA24 5BB

What the homes in KA24 5BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Dalry East and Rural
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
750 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (45.8%). Flats make up 23.5%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA24 5BBScotland
Detached45.8%23.9%
Semi-detached24.9%23.3%
Terraced6.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat16.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.7%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.9%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

83.4% of households in the KA24 5BB area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.4% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 51.6% own outright and 31.8% with a mortgage.

KA24 5BB
83%
Scotland
  • Owned83.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented7.4%12.9%
  • Social rented8.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA24 5BBScotland
Owned outright51.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan31.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.7%12.4%
Other private rented1.7%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA24 5BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.4%). 15.5% of households include dependent children.

KA24 5BBScotland
Living alone, under 6624.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over13.2%14.3%
Couple, no children18.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.4%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 KA24 5BB (Dalry East and Rural) (about 750 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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