Postcode · North Ayrshire

KA25 7EW area guide

Who lives in KA25 7EW, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Kilbirnie North
Council: North Ayrshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 700 (2024)

KA25 7EWNorth Ayrshire

At a glance

What KA25 7EW is like

KA25 7EW is a postcode in the Kilbirnie North area of North Ayrshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 700 people. 67.9% of households own their home, 12.1% rent privately and 15.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 55% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA25 7EW compares

Headline figures for KA25 7EW, 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 32 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

4 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KA25 7EW differs most from the national average.

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An older population
25.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

KA25 7EW FAQs

Is KA25 7EW 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 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is KA25 7EW 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 KA25 7EW?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.9% of residents. 67.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (30.5%).

Which council covers KA25 7EW?

The local authority for KA25 7EW is North Ayrshire.

KA25 7EW comes under North Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KA25 7EW?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 32 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Glengarnock Rail Station, 1 mile 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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