KA17
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Darvel and Priestland, in East 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 KA17 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In KA17, 85.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How KA17 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of KA17?
KA17 had 3,910 usual residents at the census.
KA17 is the 390th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in KA17
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darvel - 01 | 1,043 | No figure | No figure | 83.4% |
| Darvel - 02 | 600 | No figure | No figure | 89.7% |
| Darvel - 03 | 564 | No figure | No figure | 87.4% |
| Darvel - 04 | 649 | No figure | No figure | 74.7% |
| Darvel - 05 | 735 | No figure | No figure | 98.3% |
| Northern and Irvine Valley Rural - 02 | 446 | No figure | No figure | 69.3% |
Your MP
- Lillian JonesLabourMP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
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KA17 in brief
KA17 is a postcode district covering Darvel and Priestland, in East Ayrshire.
About 3,816 people lived in KA17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
KA17 had 3,910 usual residents at the census.
In KA17, 85.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In KA17, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
57.4% of residents in KA17 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.