Postcode · South Ayrshire

KA7 2AR area guide

Who lives in KA7 2AR, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Ayr South Harbour and Town Centre
Council: South Ayrshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 847 (2024)

KA7 2ARSouth Ayrshire

At a glance

What KA7 2AR is like

KA7 2AR is a postcode in the Ayr South Harbour and Town Centre area of South Ayrshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 847 people. 80.5% of households own their home, 18.5% rent privately and 1.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 37.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA7 2AR compares

Headline figures for KA7 2AR, 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

46per 1,000

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

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 51 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KA7 2AR differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
18.5% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
37.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
80.5% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

KA7 2AR FAQs

Is KA7 2AR 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 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is KA7 2AR 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 KA7 2AR?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 8.9% of residents. 80.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (42.9%).

Which council covers KA7 2AR?

The local authority for KA7 2AR is South Ayrshire.

KA7 2AR comes under South Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KA7 2AR?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 51 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Ayr Rail Station, 0.4 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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