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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 857 m straight lineabout 11 min
Stevenston Rail Station
Rail
- 1.5 km straight lineabout 19 min
Saltcoats Rail Station
Rail
- 2.5 km straight lineabout 31 min
Ardrossan South Beach Rail Station
Rail
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · KA20 3JL
Registers of Scotland · Stevenston North West - 02 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£124,688
Median price: £95,000
2023 sales · 8 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near KA20 3JL
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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 4 — Most deprived 30–40%2407
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 7
- Quintile
- 2
- Income
- 2610
- Employment
- 2267
- Health
- 2196
- Education
- 3574
- Access
- 6829
- Crime
- 158
- Housing
- 2898
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Other postcode pages in the same local area as KA20 3JL.
Technical details
Coordinates & Location for KA20 3JL
Kilmarnock and Irvine
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
KA20 3JL
Coordinates
55.6387, -4.7619
Grid reference
NS262418
Easting
226,258
Northing
641,815
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QJ6QQ+F6
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
North Ayrshire mainland
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
North Ayrshire
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Ayrshire and Arran S14000048
Constituency
S14000048Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Saltcoats and Stevenston
Constituency code
S14000048
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
North Ayrshire mainland
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
North Ayrshire Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
North Ayrshire Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Stevenston North West - 02 S01018516
S01018516MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Stevenston North West S02003432
S02003432LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Stevenston North West - 02 S01011268
S01011268MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Stevenston North West S02002117
S02002117Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
7:13 AM
Sunrise
4:51 PM
Sunset
9 hours 38 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:13 AM
Sunset (today)
4:51 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 38 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 KA20 3JL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 2407 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01018516 and MSOA S02003432 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KA20 3JL 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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