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KA15

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Beith, 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 KA15 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 KA15, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,814
563rd least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.1%
1,081st highest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How KA15 compares

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

KA15Middle
Population30 postcode districts, KA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in KA30 areas from 474 to 39,429. The middle area is 9,903. KA15 is 6,814.
6,81411th least 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%. KA15 is 93.8%.
93.8%4th 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%. KA15 is 3.2%.
3.2%11th 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%. KA15 is 63.1%.
63.1%joint 10th highest

What is the population of KA15?

KA15 had 6,814 usual residents at the census.

KA15 is the 563rd least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in KA15

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Beith East and Rural - 01636No figureNo figure78.7%
Beith East and Rural - 02726No figureNo figure99.0%
Beith East and Rural - 03665No figureNo figure100.0%
Beith East and Rural - 04867No figureNo figure92.4%
Beith East and Rural - 051,035No figureNo figure87.2%
Beith West - 01724No figureNo figure100.0%
Beith West - 02976No figureNo figure98.2%
Beith West - 03558No figureNo figure99.6%
Beith West - 04604No figureNo figure99.7%

Your MP

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 KA152

Postcode sectors in KA152

Council1

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KA15 in brief

KA15 is a postcode district covering Beith, in North Ayrshire.

About 6,684 people lived in KA15 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

KA15 had 6,814 usual residents at the census.

In KA15, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In KA15, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.1% of residents in KA15 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.