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KA5 6PP area guide

Who lives in KA5 6PP, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Mauchline Rural
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
603 (2024)
At a glance

What KA5 6PP is like

KA5 6PP is a postcode in the Mauchline Rural area of East Ayrshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 603 people. 58.8% of households own their home, 12.2% rent privately and 23.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 57.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA5 6PP compares

Headline figures for KA5 6PP, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
4.0/ 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 East Ayrshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore
1.5/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 9 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
6

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

Questions

KA5 6PP FAQs

01
Is KA5 6PP a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10 (poor).
02
Is KA5 6PP safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. East Ayrshire recorded 54 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.
03
Who lives in KA5 6PP?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 9.5% of residents. 58.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (48%).
04
Which council covers KA5 6PP?

The local authority for KA5 6PP is East Ayrshire.

KA5 6PP comes under East Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is KA5 6PP?

Connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10.

There are 9 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.5 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Auchinleck Rail Station, 2.5 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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