Postcode · South Ayrshire

KA8 9DS area guide

Who lives in KA8 9DS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Heathfield
Council: South Ayrshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 666 (2024)

KA8 9DSSouth Ayrshire

At a glance

What KA8 9DS is like

KA8 9DS is a postcode in the Heathfield area of South Ayrshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 666 people. 68.1% of households own their home, 7.2% rent privately and 24.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 50.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA8 9DS compares

Headline figures for KA8 9DS, 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, 28 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KA8 9DS differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
29.4% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 7.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

KA8 9DS FAQs

Is KA8 9DS 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 KA8 9DS 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 KA8 9DS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 9.2% of residents. 68.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (53.6%).

Which council covers KA8 9DS?

The local authority for KA8 9DS is South Ayrshire.

KA8 9DS comes under South Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KA8 9DS?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 28 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Newton-on-Ayr Rail Station, 0.8 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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