Postcode district · South Ayrshire

KA26 area guide

Who lives in KA26, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: South Ayrshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 10,149 (2024)

KA26Postcode district · South Ayrshire

At a glance

What KA26 is like

The KA26 postcode district in South Ayrshire covers 402 live postcodes and is home to about 10,149 people in 5,167 households. 62.6% of households own their home, 11.2% rent privately and 22.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 47.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA26 compares

Headline figures for KA26, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

3.3/ 10

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

CrimeMore

46per 1,000

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

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

10 schools in KA26. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KA26 differs most from the national average.

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An older population
28.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

KA26 FAQs

Is KA26 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 3.3 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is KA26 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. South Ayrshire recorded 46 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in KA26?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.9% of residents. 62.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (33.7%).

Which council covers KA26?

The local authority for KA26 is South Ayrshire.

KA26 comes under South Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KA26?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Girvan Rail Station, 2.1 miles 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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