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East Ayrshire

Council area

South west Scotland. 121,350 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 1,270 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2

Most deprived 10%Least

51 of East Ayrshire’s 163 neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 20%.

Average house price
£138,971
Up 7.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,968
156th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
3.7×
5th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
121,350
No change in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025

How East Ayrshire compares

Each dot is a council. The black line marks the middle one.

East AyrshireMiddle
Average house price360 areas, UK · Jul 2026
Average house price: every council in UK360 areas from £115,401 to £1,232,640. The middle area is £272,474. East Ayrshire is £138,971.
£138,9718th cheapest
Annual price change360 areas, UK · Jul 2026
Annual price change: every council in UK360 areas from −20.7% to 12.8%. The middle area is 2.3%. East Ayrshire is 7.2%.
+7.2%joint 23rd strongest
Median full-time pay348 areas, Great Britain · 2025
Median full-time pay: every council in Great Britain348 areas from £29,805 to £57,396. The middle area is £38,490. East Ayrshire is £37,968.
£37,968156th lowest paid
House price to pay348 areas, Great Britain · 2025
House price to pay: every council in Great Britain348 areas from 3.1× to 23.4×. The middle area is 7.3×. East Ayrshire is 3.7×.
3.7×5th most affordable
Population estimate361 areas, UK · 2025
Population estimate: every council in UK361 areas from 2,299 to 1,176,960. The middle area is 148,772. East Ayrshire is 121,350.
121,350117th least populated
Annual population change361 areas, UK · 2025
Annual population change: every council in UK361 areas from −3.5% to 2.4%. The middle area is 0.4%. East Ayrshire is 0.0%.
0.0%joint 96th slowest growing

Every council ranked: average house price, annual price change, median full-time pay, house price to pay, population estimate and annual population change.

House prices since 2004

Monthly average house price, smoothed. East Ayrshire’s is 2.5 times its 2004 level, slower than Scotland’s.

House prices since 2004Average house price each month for East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, January 2004 to July 2026. Source: UK House Price Index.
House prices since 2004
MonthEast AyrshireScotlandUnited Kingdom
Jan 2004£55,867£76,662£126,179
Jan 2005£67,378£90,440£138,759
Jan 2006£82,368£105,257£147,360
Jan 2007£96,596£121,923£162,825
Jan 2008£106,878£133,172£171,137
Jan 2009£92,222£119,792£144,840
Jan 2010£90,343£124,112£154,268
Jan 2011£89,540£124,856£154,113
Jan 2012£87,463£120,989£152,831
Jan 2013£79,613£117,973£154,495
Jan 2014£81,717£122,220£164,137
Jan 2015£87,975£129,869£175,636
Jan 2016£90,227£131,634£189,268
Jan 2017£90,839£133,141£198,276
Jan 2018£91,588£141,353£206,844
Jan 2019£95,971£144,124£210,317
Jan 2020£92,357£147,731£213,657
Jan 2021£103,630£157,866£228,417
Jan 2022£116,580£173,589£248,031
Jan 2023£121,899£175,092£260,941
Jan 2024£120,709£179,248£255,972
Jan 2025£124,138£185,315£264,936
Jan 2026£131,833£189,118£268,862
Jul 2026£138,971£196,349£272,611

Wards in East Ayrshire9

Middle areas in East Ayrshire30

Constituencies mostly in East Ayrshire1

Towns in East Ayrshire3

Postcodes in East Ayrshire1

Neighbourhoods in East Ayrshire166
East Ayrshire in brief

East Ayrshire’s average house price was £138,971 in July 2026.

Full-time workers living in East Ayrshire earned a median of £37,968 in 2025.

A home in East Ayrshire costs 3.7 times local full-time pay.

East Ayrshire’s population was an estimated 121,350 in mid-2025.