Postcode · East Ayrshire

KA3 7RB area guide

Who lives in KA3 7RB, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: New Farm Loch South
Council: East Ayrshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 710 (2024)

KA3 7RBEast Ayrshire

At a glance

What KA3 7RB is like

KA3 7RB is a postcode in the New Farm Loch South area of East Ayrshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 710 people. 71% of households own their home, 8.8% rent privately and 18.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 55.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA3 7RB compares

Headline figures for KA3 7RB, 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, 38 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KA3 7RB differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
22.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 8.8% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
71% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

KA3 7RB FAQs

Is KA3 7RB 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).

Is KA3 7RB 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.

Who lives in KA3 7RB?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.2% of residents. 71% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (53.4%).

Which council covers KA3 7RB?

The local authority for KA3 7RB is East Ayrshire.

KA3 7RB comes under East Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KA3 7RB?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 38 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Kilmarnock Rail Station, 0.6 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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