Around average

IMD Scotland

Scotland

Region

Live

Status

Around average

IMD Scotland

Scotland

Region

Live

Status

Around average

IMD Scotland

Scotland

Region

Live

Status

Coordinates & Location for KA7 3BL

Scotland

Country

South Ayrshire

Local Authority

Ayr East

Ward

Ayr

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

KA7 3BL

Coordinates

55.4551, -4.6223

Grid reference

NS342210

Easting

234,274

Northing

621,048

Region

Scotland

Plus Code

9C7QF94H+33

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 5 — Least Deprived 10%

2866

Rank out of all Scottish datazones

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Rank 2866 places this postcode in Decile 5 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.

Administrative Information

South Ayrshire

Local Authority

Council Area

Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock S14000107

Constituency

S14000107

Scotland

Police Force

Scotland-wide

Ward

Ayr East

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

Holmston and Forehill - 03 S01019807

S01019807

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

Holmston and Forehill S02003668

S02003668

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

Holmston and Forehill - 02 S01012474

S01012474

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

Holmston and Forehill S02002338

S02002338

Other 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

3:53 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 from

Not terminated

Usage Ended

Terminated

~46 years

Active Duration

1980 -> Present

January 1980 — Introduced

Postcode KA7 3BL 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 2866 · Decile 5

2021 — Census Update

2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01019807 and MSOA S02003668 assigned.

Present — Active

Postcode KA7 3BL 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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