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Housing in KA8 9TH

What the homes in KA8 9TH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Newton North
Council
South Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
944 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (59.8%). Flats make up 15.8%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KA8 9THScotland
Detached13.4%23.9%
Semi-detached59.8%23.3%
Terraced14.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat15.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

82.5% of households in the KA8 9TH area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.4% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 40.4% own outright and 42.1% with a mortgage.

KA8 9TH
83%
Scotland
  • Owned82.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented8.4%12.9%
  • Social rented6.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KA8 9THScotland
Owned outright40.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan42.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.4%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KA8 9THScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.5%). 28.2% of households include dependent children.

KA8 9THScotland
Living alone, under 6614.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.3%14.3%
Couple, no children16%17.4%
Couple with dependent children21.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.9%4.7%
Rents

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.

ScotlandScotland
All homes£1,013£1,013
One bedroom£702£702
Two bedrooms£911£911
Three bedrooms£1,172£1,172
Four or more£1,941£1,941
Detached£1,555£1,555
Semi-detached£1,077£1,077
Terraced£1,004£1,004
Flat or maisonette£840£840
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA8 9TH (Newton North) (about 944 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.

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