Housing in KA8 9QA
What the homes in KA8 9QA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lochside, Braehead and Whitletts
- Council
- South Ayrshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 694 (2024)
KA8 9QASouth Ayrshire
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (41.4%). Flats make up 41.4%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
40.8% of households in the KA8 9QA area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 12.4% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 23% own outright and 17.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned40.8%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
- Private rented12.4%12.9%
- Social rented45.3%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.5%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.1%). 24.8% 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 KA8 9QA (Lochside, Braehead and Whitletts) (about 694 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.