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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.1 km straight lineabout 13 min
Kilmarnock Rail Station
Rail
- 2.6 km straight lineabout 33 min
Kilmaurs Rail Station
Rail
- 6.8 km straight lineabout 85 min
Stewarton Rail Station
Rail
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · KA3 1NQ
Registers of Scotland · Altonhill South, Longpark and Hillhead - 03 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£32,754
Median price: £30,000
2023 sales · 8 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near KA3 1NQ
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%31
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 1
- Quintile
- 1
- Income
- 32
- Employment
- 64
- Health
- 266
- Education
- 10
- Access
- 3891
- Crime
- 191
- Housing
- 1940
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for KA3 1NQ
Kilmarnock and Irvine
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
KA3 1NQ
Coordinates
55.6216, -4.4995
Grid reference
NS427392
Easting
242,704
Northing
639,276
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QJGC2+J6
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
Kilmarnock North
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
Altonhill South, Longpark and Hillhead - 03 S01015689
S01015689MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Altonhill South, Longpark and Hillhead S02002905
S02002905LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Altonhill South, Longpark and Hillhead - 03 S01008007
S01008007MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Altonhill South, Longpark and Hillhead S02001501
S02001501Other 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
7:12 AM
Sunrise
4:50 PM
Sunset
9 hours 38 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:12 AM
Sunset (today)
4:50 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 KA3 1NQ 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 31 · Decile 1
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01015689 and MSOA S02002905 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KA3 1NQ 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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