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Housing in KA30 8EA

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

Neighbourhood
Largs South
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
766 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (38.2%). Flats make up 42.2%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA30 8EAScotland
Detached21.6%23.9%
Semi-detached19.3%23.3%
Terraced17.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat38.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

92.7% of households in the KA30 8EA area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5.3% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 67.3% own outright and 25.4% with a mortgage.

KA30 8EA
93%
Scotland
  • Owned92.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented5.3%12.9%
  • Social rented0.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA30 8EAScotland
Owned outright67.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan25.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.3%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 39.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA30 8EAScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (27.9%). 12.1% of households include dependent children.

KA30 8EAScotland
Living alone, under 6613.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over27.9%14.3%
Couple, no children19.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over21.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households0.8%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 8EA (Largs South) (about 766 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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