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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.9 km straight lineabout 24 min
Auchinleck Rail Station
Rail
- 8.5 km straight lineabout 106 min
New Cumnock Rail Station
Rail
- 19.0 km straight lineabout 237 min
Kirkconnel Rail Station
Rail
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · KA18 1AQ
Registers of Scotland · Cumnock North - 05 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£183,340
Median price: £200,500
2023 sales · 15 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near KA18 1AQ
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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 8 — Least deprived 20–30%4998
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 15
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 4702
- Employment
- 5291
- Health
- 4201
- Education
- 3568
- Access
- 2454
- Crime
- 6785
- Housing
- 5593
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for KA18 1AQ
Postcode
KA18 1AQ
Coordinates
55.4583, -4.2728
Grid reference
NS563206
Easting
256,382
Northing
620,622
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QFP5G+8V
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Ayr
ITL Region
East Ayrshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
East Ayrshire
Local Authority
Council AreaAyr, Carrick and Cumnock S14000107
Constituency
S14000107Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Cumnock and New Cumnock
Constituency code
S14000107
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
Cumnock North - 05 S01015600
S01015600MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cumnock North S02002888
S02002888LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cumnock North - 05 S01007920
S01007920MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cumnock North S02001484
S02001484Accessible Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Small Town 4
2021 Classification
Accessible Small Towns 3
Sun & Time Information
7:11 AM
Sunrise
4:50 PM
Sunset
9 hours 39 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:11 AM
Sunset (today)
4:50 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 39 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 KA18 1AQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Small Town 4. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 4998 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01015600 and MSOA S02002888 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KA18 1AQ 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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