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Cumnock and New Cumnock

Ward

The south east of the East Ayrshire. About 13,703 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 314 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Cumnock and New Cumnock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
13,732
Joint 1,113th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
65.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Cumnock and New Cumnock compares

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

Cumnock and New CumnockMiddle
Population9 wards, East Ayrshire · 2021
Population: every ward in East Ayrshire9 areas from 10,695 to 15,718. The middle area is 13,732. Cumnock and New Cumnock is 13,732.
13,7325th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares9 wards, East Ayrshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in East Ayrshire9 areas from 0.0% to 37.0%. The middle area is 12.0%. Cumnock and New Cumnock is 0.0%.
0%fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage9 wards, East Ayrshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in East Ayrshire9 areas from 17.4% to 98.3%. The middle area is 83.1%. Cumnock and New Cumnock is 65.3%.
65.3%2nd lowest
Claimant rate9 wards, East Ayrshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in East Ayrshire9 areas from 2.5% to 5.4%. The middle area is 3.8%. Cumnock and New Cumnock is 3.8%.
3.8%5th highest

What is the population of Cumnock and New Cumnock?

Cumnock and New Cumnock had 13,732 usual residents at the census.

Cumnock and New Cumnock is the joint 1,113th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of East Ayrshire

These figures are published for the whole of East Ayrshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of East Ayrshire and not Cumnock and New Cumnock alone. See East Ayrshire

Average house price
£138,206
Up 3.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,968
156th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
3.6×
5th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
121,350
No change in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Cumnock and New Cumnock in brief

Cumnock and New Cumnock had 13,732 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Cumnock and New Cumnock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Cumnock and New Cumnock, 65.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Cumnock and New Cumnock, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.