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Prestwick

Ward

The north east of the South Ayrshire. About 14,485 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 11 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 3% of people in Prestwick live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
14,647
903rd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
3%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Prestwick compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

PrestwickMiddle
Population8 wards, South Ayrshire · 2021
Population: every ward in South Ayrshire8 areas from 10,804 to 16,852. The middle area is 13,838. Prestwick is 14,647.
14,6474th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares8 wards, South Ayrshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in South Ayrshire8 areas from 0.0% to 55.0%. The middle area is 2.5%. Prestwick is 3.0%.
3%4th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage8 wards, South Ayrshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in South Ayrshire8 areas from 57.7% to 95.3%. The middle area is 83.9%. Prestwick is 94.9%.
94.9%3rd highest
Claimant rate8 wards, South Ayrshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in South Ayrshire8 areas from 2.0% to 5.6%. The middle area is 2.8%. Prestwick is 2.0%.
2.0%lowest

What is the population of Prestwick?

Prestwick had 14,647 usual residents at the census.

Prestwick is the 903rd most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of South Ayrshire

These figures are published for the whole of South Ayrshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of South Ayrshire and not Prestwick alone. See South Ayrshire

Average house price
£173,126
Up 5.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,076
86th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.0×
Joint 8th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
112,280
No change in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Prestwick in brief

Prestwick had 14,647 usual residents at the census.

About 3% of people in Prestwick live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Prestwick, 94.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Prestwick, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.