Postcode · South Ayrshire

KA7 3BU area guide

Who lives in KA7 3BU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Holmston and Forehill
Council: South Ayrshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 691 (2024)

KA7 3BUSouth Ayrshire

At a glance

What KA7 3BU is like

KA7 3BU is a postcode in the Holmston and Forehill area of South Ayrshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 691 people. 64.1% of households own their home, 7.1% rent privately and 29.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 45% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA7 3BU compares

Headline figures for KA7 3BU, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 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, 57 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KA7 3BU differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
35.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 7.1% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

KA7 3BU FAQs

Is KA7 3BU a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 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 3BU 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 3BU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 9.5% of residents. 64.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (41.2%).

Which council covers KA7 3BU?

The local authority for KA7 3BU is South Ayrshire.

KA7 3BU comes under South Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KA7 3BU?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 57 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, 0.3 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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