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KA23

Postcode district

Postcode district covering West Kilbride and Meadowfoot, 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 KA23 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 KA23, 76.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,267
474th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
76.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
56.3%
276th lowest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How KA23 compares

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

KA23Middle
Population30 postcode districts, KA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in KA30 areas from 474 to 39,429. The middle area is 9,903. KA23 is 5,267.
5,2678th 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%. KA23 is 76.6%.
76.6%joint 13th lowest
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%. KA23 is 2.6%.
2.6%joint 6th 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%. KA23 is 56.3%.
56.3%4th lowest

What is the population of KA23?

KA23 had 5,267 usual residents at the census.

KA23 is the 474th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in KA23

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Fairlie and Rural - 03506No figureNo figure74.6%
West Kilbride and Seamill - 011,114No figureNo figure90.3%
West Kilbride and Seamill - 021,006No figureNo figure57.5%
West Kilbride and Seamill - 03634No figureNo figure74.0%
West Kilbride and Seamill - 04686No figureNo figure72.3%
West Kilbride and Seamill - 05668No figureNo figure83.0%
West Kilbride and Seamill - 06750No figureNo figure98.5%

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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 KA231

Postcode sectors in KA231

Council1

Postcode districts next to KA235

Nearest rail stations2

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KA23 in brief

KA23 is a postcode district covering West Kilbride and Meadowfoot, in North Ayrshire.

About 5,184 people lived in KA23 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

KA23 had 5,267 usual residents at the census.

In KA23, 76.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In KA23, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

56.3% of residents in KA23 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.