# KA4 8QE: area report for a postcode in East Ayrshire

KA4 8QE is a postcode in East 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 East Ayrshire. Open the map at KA4 8QE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire) › [KA4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ka4) › [KA4 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ka4-8)

## 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=-4.3683,55.5993,KA48QE
- **Kilmarnock, 8.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.3683,55.5993,KA48QE
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.3683,55.5993,KA48QE
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.3683,55.5993,KA48QE
- **Scotland’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Galston - 01. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-4.3683,55.5993,KA48QE
- **£138,971 average price**: For the whole of East Ayrshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.3683,55.5993,KA48QE
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.3683,55.5993,KA48QE
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.3683,55.5993,KA48QE
- **90% can get gigabit broadband at KA4 8QE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.3683,55.5993,KA48QE
- **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=-4.3683,55.5993,KA48QE
- **3.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.3683,55.5993,KA48QE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Loudoun Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/loudoun-academy-s8223831) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Newmilns Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newmilns-primary-school-s8223424) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Sophia's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-sophias-primary-school-s8221022) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Galston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/galston-primary-school-s8220921) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: Galston Medical Practice (BMG Galston) (680 m, 5,923 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Galston - Henrietta Street (650 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Galston Superstore (730 m, Tesco); Farmfoods Galston (740 m, Farmfoods)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £138,971** (July 2026). East Ayrshire’s average house price was £138,971 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 7.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,968** (2025). Full-time workers living in East Ayrshire earned a median of £37,968 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 156th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 3.7×** (2025). A home in East Ayrshire costs 3.7 times local full-time pay. 5th 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: 121,350** (2025). East Ayrshire’s population was an estimated 121,350 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). No change in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Galston - 01 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 615** (2021). Galston - 01 had 615 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 4,997th 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: 90.5%** (January 2026). In Galston - 01, 90.5% 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: 1.8%** (August 2026). In Galston - 01, 1.8% 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: 54.8%** (2021). 54.8% of residents in Galston - 01 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 3,467th 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.

## KA4 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 5,144** (2021). KA4 had 5,144 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 467th 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: 2%** (2022). About 2% of people in KA4 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: 73.6%** (January 2026). In KA4, 73.6% 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: 3.0%** (August 2026). In KA4, 3.0% 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: [East Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire)
- Centre: 55.5993, -4.3683

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

## Your MP

- [Kilmarnock and Loudoun](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kilmarnock-and-loudoun): Lillian Jones (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=-4.3683,55.5993,KA48QE

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ka4-8qe.

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