# KA15 1DQ: area report for a postcode in North Ayrshire

KA15 1DQ is a postcode in North Ayrshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of North Ayrshire. Open the map at KA15 1DQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-ayrshire) › [KA15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ka15) › [KA15 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ka15-1)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.6402,55.7508,KA151DQ
- **Glengarnock, 2.5 km**: About 32 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.6402,55.7508,KA151DQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.6402,55.7508,KA151DQ
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.6402,55.7508,KA151DQ
- **Scotland’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Beith West - 04. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-4.6402,55.7508,KA151DQ
- **£143,560 average price**: For the whole of North Ayrshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.6402,55.7508,KA151DQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.6402,55.7508,KA151DQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.6402,55.7508,KA151DQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at KA15 1DQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.6402,55.7508,KA151DQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-4.6402,55.7508,KA151DQ
- **6.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.6402,55.7508,KA151DQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Beith Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beith-primary-school-s8210829) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Gateside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gateside-primary-school-s8211329) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: Beith Health Centre GP Practice (400 m, 5,105 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Beith (540 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £143,560** (July 2026). North Ayrshire’s average house price was £143,560 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,312** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Ayrshire earned a median of £40,312 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 132nd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 3.6×** (2025). A home in North Ayrshire costs 3.6 times local full-time pay. 4th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 133,660** (2025). North Ayrshire’s population was an estimated 133,660 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Beith West - 04 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 604** (2021). Beith West - 04 had 604 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 4,764th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Beith West - 04, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 7.8%** (August 2026). In Beith West - 04, 7.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 67.3%** (2021). 67.3% of residents in Beith West - 04 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 11,388th highest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## KA15 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 6,814** (2021). KA15 had 6,814 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 563rd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 2%** (2022). About 2% of people in KA15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.8%** (January 2026). In KA15, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 3.2%** (August 2026). In KA15, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [North Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-ayrshire)
- Centre: 55.7508, -4.6402

Council: [North Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-ayrshire) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [North Ayrshire and Arran](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-ayrshire-and-arran): Irene Campbell (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-4.6402,55.7508,KA151DQ

## How to cite

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