Postcode · South Ayrshire

KA9 1BL area guide

Who lives in KA9 1BL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Prestwick East
Council: South Ayrshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 628 (2024)

KA9 1BLSouth Ayrshire

At a glance

What KA9 1BL is like

KA9 1BL is a postcode in the Prestwick East area of South Ayrshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 628 people. 82.8% of households own their home, 7.3% rent privately and 9.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 43.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KA9 1BL compares

Headline figures for KA9 1BL, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 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, 26 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KA9 1BL differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
34.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 7.3% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
82.8% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

KA9 1BL FAQs

Is KA9 1BL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 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 KA9 1BL 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 KA9 1BL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 10.7% of residents. 82.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (54.5%).

Which council covers KA9 1BL?

The local authority for KA9 1BL is South Ayrshire.

KA9 1BL comes under South Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KA9 1BL?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 26 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Prestwick Rail Station, 0.7 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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