Among the most deprived
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for KA30 8JL
Kilmarnock and Irvine
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
KA30 8JL
Coordinates
55.7933, -4.8648
Grid reference
NS204592
Easting
220,494
Northing
659,273
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QQ4VP+83
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
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 2 — Least Deprived 10%1243
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1243 places this postcode in Decile 2 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
North Coast
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
Largs Central and Cumbrae - 05 S01018575
S01018575MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Largs Central and Cumbrae S02003443
S02003443LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Largs Central and Cumbrae - 05 S01011326
S01011326MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Largs Central and Cumbrae S02002128
S02002128Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
3:52 AM
Sunrise
8:57 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:52 AM
Sunset (today)
8:57 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 KA30 8JL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. IMD Scotland: Rank 1243 · Decile 2
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01018575 and MSOA S02003443 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KA30 8JL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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