Postcode · South Ayrshire

KA7 2RD area guide

Who lives in KA7 2RD, 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: 784 (2024)

KA7 2RDSouth Ayrshire

At a glance

What KA7 2RD is like

KA7 2RD 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 784 people. 86.6% of households own their home, 11.1% rent privately and 2.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 54.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA7 2RD compares

Headline figures for KA7 2RD, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 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, 66 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KA7 2RD differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
25.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
86.6% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

KA7 2RD FAQs

Is KA7 2RD a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 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 2RD 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 2RD?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 9.7% of residents. 86.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (27.7%).

Which council covers KA7 2RD?

The local authority for KA7 2RD is South Ayrshire.

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

How well connected is KA7 2RD?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 66 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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