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KA11

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Irvine, Girdle Toll and Bourtreehill, in North Ayrshire.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an KA11 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In KA11, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
21,211
1,369th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.4%
792nd highest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How KA11 compares

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

KA11Middle
Population30 postcode districts, KA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in KA30 areas from 474 to 39,429. The middle area is 9,903. KA11 is 21,211.
21,2114th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage30 postcode districts, KA · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in KA30 areas from 1.5% to 95.7%. The middle area is 84.0%. KA11 is 93.0%.
93.0%6th highest
Claimant rate29 postcode districts, KA · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in KA29 areas from 1.4% to 6.2%. The middle area is 3.5%. KA11 is 3.3%.
3.3%joint 12th lowest
Aged 15 to 6430 postcode districts, KA · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in KA30 areas from 53.2% to 69.1%. The middle area is 62.1%. KA11 is 64.4%.
64.4%4th highest

What is the population of KA11?

KA11 had 21,211 usual residents at the census.

KA11 is the 1,369th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in KA11

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Dreghorn - 01627No figureNo figure95.1%
Dreghorn - 02917No figureNo figure100.0%
Dreghorn - 03765No figureNo figure92.9%
Dreghorn - 04550No figureNo figure92.7%
Dreghorn - 05498No figureNo figure100.0%
Irvine Bourtreehill - 01806No figureNo figure82.6%
Irvine Bourtreehill - 02842No figureNo figure96.3%
Irvine Bourtreehill - 03681No figureNo figure98.3%
Irvine Broomlands - 01616No figureNo figure100.0%
Irvine Broomlands - 02645No figureNo figure99.0%
Irvine Broomlands - 03601No figureNo figure88.2%
Irvine Broomlands - 04734No figureNo figure100.0%
Irvine Girdle Toll and Staneca - 011,054No figureNo figure95.8%
Irvine Girdle Toll and Staneca - 02687No figureNo figure100.0%
Irvine Girdle Toll and Staneca - 03604No figureNo figure97.6%
Irvine Girdle Toll and Staneca - 04764No figureNo figure96.6%
Irvine Girdle Toll and Staneca - 05700No figureNo figure99.7%
Irvine Perceton and Lawthorn - 01493No figureNo figure98.8%
Irvine Perceton and Lawthorn - 02717No figureNo figure99.6%
Irvine Perceton and Lawthorn - 03593No figureNo figure100.0%
Irvine Perceton and Lawthorn - 04661No figureNo figure93.5%
Irvine Perceton and Lawthorn - 05640No figureNo figure100.0%
Irvine Perceton and Lawthorn - 06700No figureNo figure100.0%
Irvine Perceton and Lawthorn - 071,080No figureNo figure97.3%
Irvine Perceton and Lawthorn - 08610No figureNo figure100.0%
Irvine Tarryholme - 021,104No figureNo figure90.9%
Springside and Rural - 01564No figureNo figure20.7%
Springside and Rural - 02524No figureNo figure98.6%
Springside and Rural - 03609No figureNo figure91.7%
Stevenston Ardeer - 01874No figureNo figure89.7%

MPs for KA11

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in KA116

Postcode sectors in KA115

Council1

Towns in KA111

Postcode districts next to KA116

Nearest rail stations2

More in the KA postcode area2

KA11 in brief

KA11 is a postcode district covering Irvine, Girdle Toll and Bourtreehill, in North Ayrshire.

About 21,538 people lived in KA11 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

KA11 had 21,211 usual residents at the census.

In KA11, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In KA11, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.4% of residents in KA11 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.