KA6
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Drongan and Joppa, in East Ayrshire and South 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 KA6 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In KA6, 34.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How KA6 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of KA6?
KA6 had 18,709 usual residents at the census.
KA6 is the 1,214th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in KA6
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloway - 02 | 840 | No figure | No figure | 97.0% |
| Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - 01 | 905 | No figure | No figure | 99.8% |
| Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - 02 | 688 | No figure | No figure | 87.5% |
| Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - 03 | 666 | No figure | No figure | 95.3% |
| Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - 04 | 1,186 | No figure | No figure | 92.4% |
| Coylton - 01 | 668 | No figure | No figure | 8.2% |
| Coylton - 02 | 925 | No figure | No figure | 2.6% |
| Coylton - 03 | 814 | No figure | No figure | 30.0% |
| Coylton - 04 | 567 | No figure | No figure | 0.4% |
| Coylton - 05 | 681 | No figure | No figure | 71.3% |
| Doon Valley North - 01 | 731 | No figure | No figure | 11.8% |
| Doon Valley North - 02 | 870 | No figure | No figure | 0.2% |
| Doon Valley North - 03 | 714 | No figure | No figure | 0.5% |
| Doon Valley North - 04 | 457 | No figure | No figure | 0.0% |
| Doon Valley North - 05 | 791 | No figure | No figure | 0.0% |
| Doon Valley North - 06 | 496 | No figure | No figure | 69.1% |
| Doon Valley South - 01 | 632 | No figure | No figure | 33.4% |
| Doon Valley South - 02 | 663 | No figure | No figure | 0.3% |
| Doon Valley South - 03 | 952 | No figure | No figure | 9.1% |
| Doon Valley South - 04 | 666 | No figure | No figure | 0.0% |
| Drongan - 01 | 1,017 | No figure | No figure | 0.0% |
| Drongan - 02 | 441 | No figure | No figure | 3.9% |
| Drongan - 03 | 674 | No figure | No figure | 36.2% |
| Drongan - 04 | 944 | No figure | No figure | 35.6% |
| Mauchline Rural - 01 | 542 | No figure | No figure | 95.8% |
MPs for KA6
- Elaine StewartLabourMP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock81% of KA6’s postcodes
- Alan GemmellLabourMP for Central Ayrshire19% of KA6’s postcodes
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 KA65
Postcode sectors in KA63
Councils KA6 covers2
Towns in KA61
Postcode districts next to KA69
More in the KA postcode area2
KA6 in brief
KA6 is a postcode district covering Drongan and Joppa, in East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire.
About 18,582 people lived in KA6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
KA6 had 18,709 usual residents at the census.
In KA6, 34.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In KA6, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
62.0% of residents in KA6 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.