Housing in KA7 3HL
What the homes in KA7 3HL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Holmston and Forehill
- Council
- South Ayrshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 946 (2024)
KA7 3HLSouth Ayrshire
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (45.2%). Flats make up 2.9%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
70% of households in the KA7 3HL area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 14.4% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 35.1% own outright and 34.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned70%62.4%
- Shared ownership1%0.9%
- Private rented14.4%12.9%
- Social rented15.9%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.9%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.9%). 29.8% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA7 3HL (Holmston and Forehill) (about 946 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.