High deprivation
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for KA8 9DX
Postcode
KA8 9DX
Coordinates
55.4832, -4.6171
Grid reference
NS347241
Easting
234,719
Northing
624,158
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QF9MM+75
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%2525
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2525 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
Prestwick
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
Newton North - 02 S01019840
S01019840MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Newton North S02003674
S02003674LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Newton North - 03 S01012508
S01012508MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Newton North S02002344
S02002344Other 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 fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode KA8 9DX 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 2525 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01019840 and MSOA S02003674 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KA8 9DX 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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