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Housing in KA30 8BB

What the homes in KA30 8BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Largs Central and Cumbrae
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
709 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (81.8%). Flats make up 90.6%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA30 8BBScotland
Detached4%23.9%
Semi-detached4%23.3%
Terraced3.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat81.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53.7% of households in the KA30 8BB area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 32.6% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 40.9% own outright and 12.7% with a mortgage.

KA30 8BB
54%
33%
13%
Scotland
  • Owned53.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented32.6%12.9%
  • Social rented12.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA30 8BBScotland
Owned outright40.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan12.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent30.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.8%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.4 people living in it. 71.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA30 8BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (38%). 3.8% of households include dependent children.

KA30 8BBScotland
Living alone, under 6638%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over32.6%14.3%
Couple, no children12.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children2.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children0.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.3%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
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA30 8BB (Largs Central and Cumbrae) (about 709 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.

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