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KA3 5PB area guide

Who lives in KA3 5PB, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Stewarton East
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
605 (2024)
At a glance

What KA3 5PB is like

KA3 5PB is a postcode in the Stewarton East area of East Ayrshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 605 people. 65.7% of households own their home, 9.3% rent privately and 24.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 58% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA3 5PB compares

Headline figures for KA3 5PB, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.0/ 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 East Ayrshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 51 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
3

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

Questions

KA3 5PB FAQs

01
Is KA3 5PB a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 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).
02
Is KA3 5PB safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. East Ayrshire recorded 54 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.
03
Who lives in KA3 5PB?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8.6% of residents. 65.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (36.1%).
04
Which council covers KA3 5PB?

The local authority for KA3 5PB is East Ayrshire.

KA3 5PB comes under East Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is KA3 5PB?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 51 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Stewarton Rail Station, 0.4 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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