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KA8 8BF

Postcode

A postcode in Ayr North Harbour, Wallacetown and Newton South - 03, Ayr North ward, South Ayrshire.

This report describes the area around KA8 8BF, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around KA8 8BF

Schools near KA8 8BF

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Newton Primary School
Primary
440 m
6 minutes on foot
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Grammar Primary School
Primary
660 m
8 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
St John's Primary School
Primary
730 m
9 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
South Ayrshire Council Virtual School
Secondary
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
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Braehead Primary School
Primary
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
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Holmston Primary School
Primary
1.4 km
18 minutes on foot
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Ayr Academy
Secondary
1.7 km
21 minutes on foot
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Heathfield Primary School
Primary
1.8 km
22 minutes on foot
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Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Within 1 km of KA8 8BF

In a straight line

Stations

  • Newton-On-Ayr7 minutes on foot540 m

GP practices

  • Tam's Brig Surgery7,735 registered patients290 m
  • Cathcart Street Medical Practice7,575 registered patients700 m

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Wallacetown AyrLidl180 m
  • Farmfoods Wallacetown AyrFarmfoods240 m
  • Aldi Wallacetown AyrAldi330 m
  • M&S AyrMarks and Spencer660 m
  • Morrisons Daily Ayer Content StreetMorrisons800 m

The neighbourhood: Ayr North Harbour, Wallacetown and Newton South - 03

Everything about Ayr North Harbour, Wallacetown and Newton South - 03
Population
1,008
Joint 10,686th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
41.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
13.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
70.6%
Joint 6,001st highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

The postcode district: KA8

Everything about KA8
Population
18,656
1,213th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.