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Postcode district · North Ayrshire

Housing in KA28

What the homes in KA28 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Population
1,362 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (42.3%). Flats make up 52.7%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA28Scotland
Detached16.3%23.9%
Semi-detached23.6%23.3%
Terraced8.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat42.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house9.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

68.5% of households in KA28 own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13.5% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 52.1% own outright and 16.5% with a mortgage.

KA28
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14%
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Scotland
  • Owned68.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented13.5%12.9%
  • Social rented15.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA28Scotland
Owned outright52.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan16.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.9%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 53.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA28Scotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (29.9%). 8.7% of households include dependent children.

KA28Scotland
Living alone, under 6624.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over29.9%14.3%
Couple, no children16.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children7.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.2%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

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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