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Kilwinning

Ward

The east of the North Ayrshire. About 17,209 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 52 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 11% of people in Kilwinning live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
17,086
419th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
11%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Kilwinning compares

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

KilwinningMiddle
Population9 wards, North Ayrshire · 2021
Population: every ward in North Ayrshire9 areas from 4,635 to 21,458. The middle area is 14,992. Kilwinning is 17,086.
17,0864th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares9 wards, North Ayrshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in North Ayrshire9 areas from 2.0% to 64.0%. The middle area is 9.0%. Kilwinning is 11.0%.
11%4th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage9 wards, North Ayrshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North Ayrshire9 areas from 57.5% to 96.8%. The middle area is 90.2%. Kilwinning is 90.7%.
90.7%4th highest
Claimant rate9 wards, North Ayrshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North Ayrshire9 areas from 2.3% to 5.5%. The middle area is 4.3%. Kilwinning is 4.3%.
4.3%joint 4th highest

What is the population of Kilwinning?

Kilwinning had 17,086 usual residents at the census.

Kilwinning is the 419th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of North Ayrshire

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

Average house price
£140,577
Up 4.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,312
132nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
3.5×
4th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
133,660
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Kilwinning in brief

Kilwinning had 17,086 usual residents at the census.

About 11% of people in Kilwinning live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Kilwinning, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Kilwinning, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.