Low deprivation
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for PA17 5AY
Postcode
PA17 5AY
Coordinates
55.8661, -4.8838
Grid reference
NS196674
Easting
219,640
Northing
667,421
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7QV488+CF
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Greenock
ITL Region
North Ayrshire mainland
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 8 — Least Deprived 10%5031
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5031 places this postcode in Decile 8 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
North Ayrshire
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Ayrshire and Arran S14000048
Constituency
S14000048Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
North Coast
Constituency code
S14000048
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
North Ayrshire mainland
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
North Ayrshire Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
North Ayrshire Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Skelmorlie and Rural - 02 S01018584
S01018584MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Skelmorlie and Rural S02003445
S02003445LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Skelmorlie and Rural - 02 S01011335
S01011335MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Skelmorlie and Rural S02002130
S02002130Accessible Small Towns
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 Small Town 3
2021 Classification
Accessible Small Towns 3
Sun & Time Information
3:52 AM
Sunrise
8:58 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:52 AM
Sunset (today)
8:58 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 1994
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> PresentSeptember 1994 — Introduced
Postcode PA17 5AY 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 Small Town 3. IMD Scotland: Rank 5031 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01018584 and MSOA S02003445 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PA17 5AY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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