Postcode sector · North Ayrshire

PA17 5 area guide

Who lives in PA17 5, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: North Ayrshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 2,211 (2024)

PA17 5Postcode sector · North Ayrshire

At a glance

What PA17 5 is like

The PA17 5 postcode sector in North Ayrshire covers 72 live postcodes and is home to about 2,211 people in 1,101 households. 82.6% of households own their home, 9.3% rent privately and 6.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 45.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA17 5 compares

Headline figures for PA17 5, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.3/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

54per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in North Ayrshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 19 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

4 schools in PA17 5. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where PA17 5 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
36.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 9.3% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
82.6% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

PA17 5 FAQs

Is PA17 5 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.3 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 PA17 5 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. North Ayrshire recorded 54 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in PA17 5?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 10.5% of residents. 82.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (41.6%).

Which council covers PA17 5?

The local authority for PA17 5 is North Ayrshire.

PA17 5 comes under North Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is PA17 5?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 19 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Wemyss Bay Ferry Terminal, 0.9 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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