# KA5 5NQ: area report for a postcode in South Ayrshire

KA5 5NQ 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 KA5 5NQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ayrshire) › [KA5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ka5) › [KA5 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ka5-5)

## 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=-4.5077,55.5105,KA55NQ
- **Prestwick International Airport, 6.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.5077,55.5105,KA55NQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.5077,55.5105,KA55NQ
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.5077,55.5105,KA55NQ
- **Scotland’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - the Coalfields - 07. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-4.5077,55.5105,KA55NQ
- **£171,905 average price**: For the whole of South Ayrshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.5077,55.5105,KA55NQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.5077,55.5105,KA55NQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.5077,55.5105,KA55NQ
- **No gigabit broadband at KA5 5NQ**: Superfast for 28.6%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.5077,55.5105,KA55NQ
- **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=-4.5077,55.5105,KA55NQ
- **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=-4.5077,55.5105,KA55NQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tarbolton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tarbolton-primary-school-s8235023) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

## 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.

## Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton  - 08 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 483** (2021). Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - 08 had 483 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 2,197th 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: 74.3%** (January 2026). In Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - 08, 74.3% 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: 1.7%** (August 2026). In Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - 08, 1.7% 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: 63.1%** (2021). 63.1% of residents in Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - 08 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 22,762nd 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.

## KA5 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 9,548** (2021). KA5 had 9,548 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 693rd 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: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in KA5 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: 66.8%** (January 2026). In KA5, 66.8% 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: 3.1%** (August 2026). In KA5, 3.1% 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: [South Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ayrshire)
- Centre: 55.5105, -4.5077

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

## Your MP

- [Central Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/central-ayrshire): Alan Gemmell (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=-4.5077,55.5105,KA55NQ

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ka5-5nq.

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