Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 8 — Least Deprived 10%
5501
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5501 places this postcode in Decile 8 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Religion
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Age groups
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Households
Total households: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Administrative Information
South Ayrshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock S14000107
Constituency
S14000107
Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Ayr West
Constituency code
S14000107
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
South Ayrshire
Health & NHS
Ayrshire and Arran
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS Scotland
Scotland
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
Alloway - 02 S01019789
S01019789
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Alloway S02003665
S02003665
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Carrick North - 05 S01012445
S01012445
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Carrick North S02002333
S02002333
Other Urban Areas
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) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
4:08 AM
Sunrise
8:20 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:08 AM
Sunset (today)
8:20 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 2006
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~20 years
Active Duration
2006 -> Present
September 2006 — Introduced
Postcode KA6 6GJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. IMD Scotland: Rank 5501 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01019789 and MSOA S02003665 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KA6 6GJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2006
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~20 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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