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Postcode · East Ayrshire

Housing in KA6 6BB

What the homes in KA6 6BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Doon Valley North
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
704 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (41.5%). Flats make up 1.8%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA6 6BBScotland
Detached15.9%23.9%
Semi-detached41.2%23.3%
Terraced41.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat1.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.2% of households in the KA6 6BB area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5.5% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 35.7% own outright and 30.5% with a mortgage.

KA6 6BB
66%
25%
Scotland
  • Owned66.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.5%0.9%
  • Private rented5.5%12.9%
  • Social rented25.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA6 6BBScotland
Owned outright35.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan30.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.5%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (17.7%). 23.8% of households include dependent children.

KA6 6BBScotland
Living alone, under 6616.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%14.3%
Couple, no children17.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children17.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.1%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 6BB (Doon Valley North) (about 704 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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