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Housing in KA30 8DS

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

Neighbourhood
Largs South
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
882 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (60.4%). Flats make up 68.1%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA30 8DSScotland
Detached9.4%23.9%
Semi-detached6.5%23.3%
Terraced14.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat60.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

78.5% of households in the KA30 8DS area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 14.8% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 61.7% own outright and 16.7% with a mortgage.

KA30 8DS
78%
15%
Scotland
  • Owned78.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented14.8%12.9%
  • Social rented2.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA30 8DSScotland
Owned outright61.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan16.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.2%12.4%
Other private rented0.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 54.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA30 8DSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (35%). 8.1% of households include dependent children.

KA30 8DSScotland
Living alone, under 6619%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over35%14.3%
Couple, no children11.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children5.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over20.4%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 8DS (Largs South) (about 882 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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