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Housing in KA7 2EA

What the homes in KA7 2EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ayr South Harbour and Town Centre
Council
South Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
784 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (27.7%). Flats make up 42%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA7 2EAScotland
Detached10.1%23.9%
Semi-detached23.1%23.3%
Terraced27.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat20.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house21.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

86.6% of households in the KA7 2EA area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.1% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 49.2% own outright and 37.5% with a mortgage.

KA7 2EA
87%
Scotland
  • Owned86.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented11.1%12.9%
  • Social rented2.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA7 2EAScotland
Owned outright49.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan37.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.4%12.4%
Other private rented1.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 38.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA7 2EAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.2%). 22.5% of households include dependent children.

KA7 2EAScotland
Living alone, under 6617.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.5%14.3%
Couple, no children18.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children21.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.6%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 KA7 2EA (Ayr South Harbour and Town Centre) (about 784 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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