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At a glance
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 9.7 km straight lineabout 122 min
Kilmarnock Rail Station
Rail
- 12.2 km straight lineabout 153 min
Kilmaurs Rail Station
Rail
- 13.9 km straight lineabout 173 min
Stewarton Rail Station
Rail
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Police Recorded Crime near KA16 9HY
not available in Scotland gov.scot
People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
Deprivation Index (IMD)
SIMD 2020v2 (Scotland-only ranking)
Scotland-only ranking. Rank 1 is the most deprived of 6,976 data zones (2011). Not comparable with the English Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Decile 1 — Most deprived 10%504
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 2
- Quintile
- 1
- Income
- 557
- Employment
- 282
- Health
- 927
- Education
- 779
- Access
- 2517
- Crime
- 1964
- Housing
- 4257
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
Nearby postcodes around KA16 9HY
Other postcode pages in the same local area as KA16 9HY.
Technical details
Coordinates & Location for KA16 9HY
Kilmarnock and Irvine
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
KA16 9HY
Coordinates
55.6052, -4.3444
Grid reference
NS524371
Easting
252,407
Northing
637,112
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QJM44+36
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
Irvine Valley
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
Newmilns - 04 S01015630
S01015630MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Newmilns S02002894
S02002894LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Newmilns - 04 S01007948
S01007948MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Newmilns S02001490
S02001490Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
7:09 AM
Sunrise
4:52 PM
Sunset
9 hours 43 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:09 AM
Sunset (today)
4:52 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 43 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode KA16 9HY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 504 · Decile 1
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01015630 and MSOA S02002894 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KA16 9HY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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