Housing in KA3 5BB
What the homes in KA3 5BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Stewarton East
- Council
- East Ayrshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 807 (2024)
KA3 5BBEast Ayrshire
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (49.6%). Flats make up 12.4%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
90% of households in the KA3 5BB area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5.6% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 52.7% own outright and 37.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned90%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.1%0.9%
- Private rented5.6%12.9%
- Social rented2.9%22.5%
- Lives rent free0.9%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 27.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (21.8%). 22% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA3 5BB (Stewarton East) (about 807 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.