Postcode district · North Ayrshire

KA30 area guide

Who lives in KA30, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: North Ayrshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 12,431 (2024)

KA30Postcode district · North Ayrshire

At a glance

What KA30 is like

The KA30 postcode district in North Ayrshire covers 361 live postcodes and is home to about 12,431 people in 6,431 households. 76.6% of households own their home, 12.2% rent privately and 9.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 42.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA30 compares

Headline figures for KA30, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.5/ 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 North Ayrshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

3 schools in KA30. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KA30 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
36.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
76.6% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

KA30 FAQs

Is KA30 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.5 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 KA30 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. North Ayrshire recorded 54 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in KA30?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 9.2% of residents. 76.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (40.5%).

Which council covers KA30?

The local authority for KA30 is North Ayrshire.

KA30 comes under North Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KA30?

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 Largs Ferry Terminal, 0.3 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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