Around average
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 5 — Least Deprived 10%3257
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3257 places this postcode in Decile 5 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Coordinates & Location for KA1 5AJ
Kilmarnock and Irvine
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
KA1 5AJ
Coordinates
55.5993, -4.4666
Grid reference
NS446367
Easting
244,686
Northing
636,724
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QHGXM+P9
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Kilmarnock and Irvine
ITL Region
East Ayrshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
East Ayrshire
Local Authority
Council AreaKilmarnock and Loudoun S14000110
Constituency
S14000110Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Kilmarnock East and Hurlford
Constituency code
S14000110
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
East Ayrshire
Health & NHS
Ayrshire and Arran
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Ayrshire and Arran
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
East Ayrshire Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
East Ayrshire Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Earlston and Hurlford Rural - 07 S01015643
S01015643MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Earlston and Hurlford Rural S02002896
S02002896LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Earlston and Hurlford Rural - 07 S01007961
S01007961MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Earlston and Hurlford Rural S02001492
S02001492Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
6:22 AM
Sunrise
5:52 PM
Sunset
11 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:22 AM
Sunset (today)
5:52 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 1994
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> PresentSeptember 1994 — Introduced
Postcode KA1 5AJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. IMD Scotland: Rank 3257 · Decile 5
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01015643 and MSOA S02002896 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KA1 5AJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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