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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 6.6 km straight lineabout 83 min
Prestwick Rail Station
Rail
- 6.6 km straight lineabout 83 min
Newton-on-Ayr Rail Station
Rail
- 6.9 km straight lineabout 87 min
Ayr Rail Station
Rail
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · KA6 5ER
Registers of Scotland · Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - the Coalfields - 01 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£84,511
Median price: £72,000
2023 sales · 9 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near KA6 5ER
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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 5 — Most deprived 40–50%3034
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 9
- Quintile
- 3
- Income
- 3387
- Employment
- 3654
- Health
- 2899
- Education
- 2646
- Access
- 781
- Crime
- 6395
- Housing
- 3181.5
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for KA6 5ER
Postcode
KA6 5ER
Coordinates
55.4760, -4.5204
Grid reference
NS407231
Easting
240,797
Northing
623,130
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QFFGH+CR
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
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 - 01 S01019869
S01019869MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton S02003679
S02003679LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - the Coalfields - 01 S01012535
S01012535MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - the Coalfields S02002349
S02002349Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
7:10 AM
Sunrise
4:53 PM
Sunset
9 hours 43 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:10 AM
Sunset (today)
4:53 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 43 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 5ER introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 3034 · Decile 5
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01019869 and MSOA S02003679 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KA6 5ER 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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