High deprivation
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for KA6 5BZ
Postcode
KA6 5BZ
Coordinates
55.4922, -4.5303
Grid reference
NS402249
Easting
240,238
Northing
624,953
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QFFR9+VV
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Ayr
ITL Region
South 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 4 — Least Deprived 10%2149
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2149 places this postcode in Decile 4 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
South Ayrshire
Local Authority
Council AreaCentral Ayrshire S14000109
Constituency
S14000109Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Kyle
Constituency code
S14000109
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
South 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
South Ayrshire Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
South Ayrshire Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - 04 S01019872
S01019872MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton S02003679
S02003679LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - the Coalfields - 04 S01012538
S01012538MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - the Coalfields S02002349
S02002349Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
3:53 AM
Sunrise
8:54 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:53 AM
Sunset (today)
8:54 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 KA6 5BZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. IMD Scotland: Rank 2149 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01019872 and MSOA S02003679 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KA6 5BZ 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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