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PA17 5BE area guide

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

Neighbourhood
Skelmorlie and Rural
Council
North Ayrshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
598 (2024)
At a glance

What PA17 5BE is like

PA17 5BE is a postcode in the Skelmorlie and Rural area of North Ayrshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 598 people. 66.9% of households own their home, 10.7% rent privately and 22.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 61.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How PA17 5BE compares

Headline figures for PA17 5BE, 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
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
6

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

Questions

PA17 5BE FAQs

01
Is PA17 5BE 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).
02
Is PA17 5BE 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.
03
Who lives in PA17 5BE?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 9.1% of residents. 66.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (33.1%).
04
Which council covers PA17 5BE?

The local authority for PA17 5BE is North Ayrshire.

PA17 5BE comes under North Ayrshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is PA17 5BE?

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 Rail Station, 0.5 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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