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Housing in KA24 5DF

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

Neighbourhood
Dalry West
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
923 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (37.7%). Flats make up 25.5%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA24 5DFScotland
Detached37.7%23.9%
Semi-detached28.2%23.3%
Terraced11.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat20.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

83.5% of households in the KA24 5DF area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.3% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 46.7% own outright and 36.8% with a mortgage.

KA24 5DF
84%
Scotland
  • Owned83.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented11.3%12.9%
  • Social rented4.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA24 5DFScotland
Owned outright46.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan36.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.8%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 39.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA24 5DFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.5%). 16% of households include dependent children.

KA24 5DFScotland
Living alone, under 6620.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.5%14.3%
Couple, no children20.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.8%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 5DF (Dalry West) (about 923 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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