Postcode · East Ayrshire

KA5 5PD area guide

Who lives in KA5 5PD, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Coylton
Council: South Ayrshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 1,037 (2024)

KA5 5PDEast Ayrshire

At a glance

What KA5 5PD is like

KA5 5PD is a postcode in the Coylton area of South Ayrshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,037 people. 85.9% of households own their home, 10% rent privately and 1.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 60.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA5 5PD compares

Headline figures for KA5 5PD, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

46per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in South Ayrshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KA5 5PD differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
22.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
85.9% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

KA5 5PD FAQs

Is KA5 5PD a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is KA5 5PD safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. South Ayrshire recorded 46 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in KA5 5PD?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 10.7% of residents. 85.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (65.8%).

Which council covers KA5 5PD?

The local authority for KA5 5PD is South Ayrshire.

KA5 5PD comes under South Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KA5 5PD?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

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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