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Postcode · East Ayrshire

Housing in KA6 7QA

What the homes in KA6 7QA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Doon Valley South
Council
East Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
608 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34.5%). Flats make up 23.4%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA6 7QAScotland
Detached25.8%23.9%
Semi-detached34.5%23.3%
Terraced14.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat19.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.3% of households in the KA6 7QA area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.6% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 42.3% own outright and 27% with a mortgage.

KA6 7QA
69%
15%
Scotland
  • Owned69.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented10.6%12.9%
  • Social rented15.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA6 7QAScotland
Owned outright42.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan27%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.9%12.4%
Other private rented1.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA6 7QAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (21.3%). 15.4% of households include dependent children.

KA6 7QAScotland
Living alone, under 6618.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.3%14.3%
Couple, no children21.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households5%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 7QA (Doon Valley South) (about 608 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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