# KA21 6HQ: area report for a postcode in North Ayrshire

KA21 6HQ 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 KA21 6HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-ayrshire) › [KA21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ka21) › [KA21 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ka21-6)

## 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=-4.7919,55.6483,KA216HQ
- **Ardrossan South Beach, 960 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.7919,55.6483,KA216HQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.7919,55.6483,KA216HQ
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.7919,55.6483,KA216HQ
- **Scotland’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Saltcoats North West - 02. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-4.7919,55.6483,KA216HQ
- **£143,560 average price**: For the whole of North Ayrshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.7919,55.6483,KA216HQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 930 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.7919,55.6483,KA216HQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.7919,55.6483,KA216HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at KA21 6HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.7919,55.6483,KA216HQ
- **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=-4.7919,55.6483,KA216HQ
- **5.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.7919,55.6483,KA216HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Anthony's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anthonys-primary-school-s8213720) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Dykesmains Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dykesmains-primary-school-s8213429) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Matthew's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-academy-s8210039) | Secondary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ardrossan Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ardrossan-academy-s8214638) | Secondary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Winton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winton-primary-school-s8210624) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Caledonia Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caledonia-primary-school-s8218625) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Mayfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayfield-primary-school-s8213623) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Stanley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanley-primary-school-s8210527) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Ardrossan South Beach (960 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: Central Avenue Surgery (930 m, 4,714 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Saltcoats (770 m, Spar); Morrisons Daily Ardrossan Central Avenue (940 m, Morrisons)

## 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.

## Saltcoats North West - 02 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 485** (2021). Saltcoats North West - 02 had 485 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 2,234th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Saltcoats North West - 02, 100.0% 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: 2.7%** (August 2026). In Saltcoats North West - 02, 2.7% 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: 68.1%** (2021). 68.1% of residents in Saltcoats North West - 02 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 9,722nd 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.

## KA21 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 12,256** (2021). KA21 had 12,256 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 857th 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: 9%** (2022). About 9% of people in KA21 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: 90.3%** (January 2026). In KA21, 90.3% 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: 5.1%** (August 2026). In KA21, 5.1% 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: 55.6483, -4.7919

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=-4.7919,55.6483,KA216HQ

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ka21-6hq.

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