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KA25

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Kilbirnie and Glengarnock, 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 KA25 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 KA25, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,849
566th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.7%
744th highest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How KA25 compares

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

KA25Middle
Population30 postcode districts, KA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in KA30 areas from 474 to 39,429. The middle area is 9,903. KA25 is 6,849.
6,84912th 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%. KA25 is 91.9%.
91.9%7th 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%. KA25 is 5.2%.
5.2%joint 4th highest
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%. KA25 is 64.7%.
64.7%3rd highest

What is the population of KA25?

KA25 had 6,849 usual residents at the census.

KA25 is the 566th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in KA25

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Kilbirnie North - 01656No figureNo figure100.0%
Kilbirnie North - 02523No figureNo figure89.1%
Kilbirnie North - 03634No figureNo figure100.0%
Kilbirnie North - 04653No figureNo figure90.2%
Kilbirnie North - 05713No figureNo figure73.5%
Kilbirnie South and Longbar - 01796No figureNo figure96.4%
Kilbirnie South and Longbar - 02821No figureNo figure81.5%
Kilbirnie South and Longbar - 03740No figureNo figure100.0%
Kilbirnie South and Longbar - 04584No figureNo figure99.7%
Kilbirnie South and Longbar - 05974No figureNo figure84.3%

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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 KA252

Postcode sectors in KA252

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KA25 in brief

KA25 is a postcode district covering Kilbirnie and Glengarnock, in North Ayrshire.

About 6,777 people lived in KA25 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

KA25 had 6,849 usual residents at the census.

In KA25, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In KA25, 5.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.7% of residents in KA25 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.