Low deprivation
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for KA27 8JJ
Postcode
KA27 8JJ
Coordinates
55.6345, -5.1387
Grid reference
NS025423
Easting
202,531
Northing
642,357
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7PJVM6+RG
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
Arran and Cumbrae
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 7 — Least Deprived 10%4204
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4204 places this postcode in Decile 7 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
North Ayrshire
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Ayrshire and Arran S14000048
Constituency
S14000048Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Arran
Constituency code
S14000048
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Arran and Cumbrae
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
Arran - 02 S01018420
S01018420MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Arran S02003412
S02003412LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Arran - 04 S01011174
S01011174MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Arran S02002097
S02002097Remote Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
2021 Classification
Remote Rural 6
Sun & Time Information
3:54 AM
Sunrise
8:57 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:54 AM
Sunset (today)
8:57 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 1992
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~34 years
Active Duration
1992 -> PresentMay 1992 — Introduced
Postcode KA27 8JJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8. IMD Scotland: Rank 4204 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Rural 6. LSOA S01018420 and MSOA S02003412 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KA27 8JJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 1992
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~34 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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