# KA26 9HG: area report for a postcode in South Ayrshire

KA26 9HG is a postcode in South 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 South Ayrshire. Open the map at KA26 9HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ayrshire) › [KA26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ka26) › [KA26 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ka26-9)

## 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=-4.8537,55.2459,KA269HG
- **Girvan, 340 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.8537,55.2459,KA269HG
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.8537,55.2459,KA269HG
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.8537,55.2459,KA269HG
- **Scotland’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Girvan Ailsa - 03. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-4.8537,55.2459,KA269HG
- **£171,905 average price**: For the whole of South Ayrshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.8537,55.2459,KA269HG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.8537,55.2459,KA269HG
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.8537,55.2459,KA269HG
- **87.5% can get gigabit broadband at KA26 9HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.8537,55.2459,KA269HG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-4.8537,55.2459,KA269HG
- **3.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.8537,55.2459,KA269HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Invergarven School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/invergarven-school-s8237549) | Special | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Sacred Heart Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-primary-school-s8238324) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Girvan Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/girvan-primary-school-s8233322) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Girvan Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/girvan-academy-s8236534) | Secondary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Girvan (340 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: Girvan Riverside Medical Practice (500 m, 4,432 registered patients); Dr McCulloch & Partners (500 m, 3,470 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Asda Girvan Supermarket (140 m, Asda); Morrisons Daily Girvan Dalrymple Street (640 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £171,905** (July 2026). South Ayrshire’s average house price was £171,905 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 8.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,076** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Ayrshire earned a median of £43,076 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 86th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.0×** (2025). A home in South Ayrshire costs 4.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 8th 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: 112,280** (2025). South Ayrshire’s population was an estimated 112,280 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). No change in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Girvan Ailsa - 02 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 925** (2021). Girvan Ailsa - 02 had 925 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 10,102nd 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: 73.4%** (January 2026). In Girvan Ailsa - 02, 73.4% 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: 2.2%** (August 2026). In Girvan Ailsa - 02, 2.2% 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.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 53.9%** (2021). 53.9% of residents in Girvan Ailsa - 02 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 2,633rd lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## KA26 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 10,257** (2021). KA26 had 10,257 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 732nd 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: 52%** (2022). About 52% of people in KA26 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: 71.3%** (January 2026). In KA26, 71.3% 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: 3.6%** (August 2026). In KA26, 3.6% 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: [South Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ayrshire)
- Centre: 55.2459, -4.8537

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

## Your MP

- [Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ayr-carrick-and-cumnock): Elaine Stewart (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=-4.8537,55.2459,KA269HG

## How to cite

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