High deprivation
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for KA18 1JN
Postcode
KA18 1JN
Coordinates
55.4567, -4.2667
Grid reference
NS567204
Easting
256,758
Northing
620,430
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QFP4M+M8
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
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 3 — Least Deprived 10%1399
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1399 places this postcode in Decile 3 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
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 - 03 S01015598
S01015598MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cumnock North S02002888
S02002888LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cumnock North - 03 S01007918
S01007918MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cumnock North S02001484
S02001484Accessible Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 3
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Small Town 4
2021 Classification
Accessible Small Towns 3
Sun & Time Information
3:52 AM
Sunrise
8:52 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:52 AM
Sunset (today)
8:52 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 1994
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> PresentOctober 1994 — Introduced
Postcode KA18 1JN introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 3
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Small Town 4. IMD Scotland: Rank 1399 · Decile 3
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01015598 and MSOA S02002888 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KA18 1JN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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