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Housing in KA6 5BB

What the homes in KA6 5BB 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
673 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (41.5%). Flats make up 4.9%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA6 5BBScotland
Detached10.1%23.9%
Semi-detached37.5%23.3%
Terraced41.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat2.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.5% of households in the KA6 5BB area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.2% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 36.3% own outright and 23.2% with a mortgage.

KA6 5BB
59%
24%
Scotland
  • Owned59.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.9%0.9%
  • Private rented8.2%12.9%
  • Social rented23.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free4.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA6 5BBScotland
Owned outright36.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 33.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA6 5BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.7%). 16.2% of households include dependent children.

KA6 5BBScotland
Living alone, under 6612.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.7%14.3%
Couple, no children19.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 KA6 5BB (Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton) (about 673 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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