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Housing in KA5 5NL

What the homes in KA5 5NL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton
Council
South Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
769 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (48.2%). Flats make up 2.7%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA5 5NLScotland
Detached27.8%23.9%
Semi-detached48.2%23.3%
Terraced23.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat2.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

68.9% of households in the KA5 5NL area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.7% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 38.5% own outright and 30.4% with a mortgage.

KA5 5NL
69%
22%
Scotland
  • Owned68.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.7%0.9%
  • Private rented8.7%12.9%
  • Social rented22.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA5 5NLScotland
Owned outright38.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan30.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.4%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA5 5NLScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (21.7%). 22.4% of households include dependent children.

KA5 5NLScotland
Living alone, under 6618.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over8.7%14.3%
Couple, no children21.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children11%6%
Lone parent with dependent children8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over9%8.7%
Sharers and other households3%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 KA5 5NL (Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton) (about 769 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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