East Ayrshire
Council areaSouth west Scotland. 121,350 people in 1,270 square kilometres.
Deprivation by neighbourhood
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2
Most deprived 10%Least
51 of East Ayrshire’s 163 neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 20%.
How East Ayrshire compares
Each dot is a council. The black line marks the middle one.
East AyrshireMiddle
Average house price360 areas, UK · Jul 2026
£138,9718th lowest
Annual price change360 areas, UK · Jul 2026
+7.2%joint 23rd strongest
Median full-time pay348 areas, Great Britain · 2025
£37,968156th lowest
House price to pay348 areas, Great Britain · 2025
3.7×5th most affordable
Population361 areas, UK · 2021
120,320128th lowest
Every council ranked: average house price, annual price change, median full-time pay, house price to pay and population.
House prices since 2004
Monthly average house price, smoothed. East Ayrshire’s is 2.5 times its 2004 level, slower than Scotland’s.
Wards in East Ayrshire9
Middle areas in East Ayrshire30
- Altonhill North and Onthank
- Altonhill South, Longpark and Hillhead
- Auchinleck
- Bellfield and Kirkstyle
- Bonnyton and Town Centre
- Crosshouse, Gatehead and Kilmaurs Rural
- Cumnock North
- Cumnock Rural
- Cumnock South and Craigens
- Darvel
- Dean and New Farm Loch North
- Doon Valley North
- Doon Valley South
- Drongan
- Earlston and Hurlford Rural
- Galston
- Grange, Howard and Gargieston
- Kilmarnock South Central and Caprington
- Kilmaurs
- Mauchline
- Mauchline Rural
- New Cumnock
- New Farm Loch South
- Newmilns
- Northern and Irvine Valley Rural
- Piersland
- Shortlees
- Southcraig and Beansburn
- Stewarton East
- Stewarton West
Constituencies mostly in East Ayrshire1
Neighbourhoods in East Ayrshire166
- Altonhill North and Onthank - 01
- Altonhill North and Onthank - 02
- Altonhill North and Onthank - 03
- Altonhill North and Onthank - 04
- Altonhill North and Onthank - 05
- Altonhill North and Onthank - 06
- Altonhill South, Longpark and Hillhead - 01
- Altonhill South, Longpark and Hillhead - 02
- Altonhill South, Longpark and Hillhead - 03
- Altonhill South, Longpark and Hillhead - 04
- Altonhill South, Longpark and Hillhead - 05
- Altonhill South, Longpark and Hillhead - 06
- Altonhill South, Longpark and Hillhead - 07
- Auchinleck - 01
- Auchinleck - 02
- Auchinleck - 03
- Auchinleck - 04
- Bellfield and Kirkstyle - 01
- Bellfield and Kirkstyle - 02
- Bellfield and Kirkstyle - 03
- Bellfield and Kirkstyle - 04
- Bellfield and Kirkstyle - 05
- Bonnyton and Town Centre - 01
- Bonnyton and Town Centre - 02
- Bonnyton and Town Centre - 03
- Bonnyton and Town Centre - 04
- Bonnyton and Town Centre - 05
- Crosshouse, Gatehead and Kilmaurs Rural - 01
- Crosshouse, Gatehead and Kilmaurs Rural - 02
- Crosshouse, Gatehead and Kilmaurs Rural - 03
- Crosshouse, Gatehead and Kilmaurs Rural - 04
- Crosshouse, Gatehead and Kilmaurs Rural - 05
- Crosshouse, Gatehead and Kilmaurs Rural - 06
- Crosshouse, Gatehead and Kilmaurs Rural - 07
- Cumnock North - 01
- Cumnock North - 02
- Cumnock North - 03
- Cumnock North - 04
- Cumnock North - 05
- Cumnock Rural - 01
- Cumnock Rural - 02
- Cumnock Rural - 03
- Cumnock Rural - 04
- Cumnock Rural - 05
- Cumnock Rural - 06
- Cumnock Rural - 07
- Cumnock South and Craigens - 01
- Cumnock South and Craigens - 02
- Cumnock South and Craigens - 03
- Cumnock South and Craigens - 04
- Cumnock South and Craigens - 05
- Cumnock South and Craigens - 06
- Cumnock South and Craigens - 07
- Darvel - 01
- Darvel - 02
- Darvel - 03
- Darvel - 04
- Darvel - 05
- Dean and New Farm Loch North - 01
- Dean and New Farm Loch North - 02
- Dean and New Farm Loch North - 03
- Dean and New Farm Loch North - 04
- Dean and New Farm Loch North - 05
- Doon Valley North - 01
- Doon Valley North - 02
- Doon Valley North - 03
- Doon Valley North - 04
- Doon Valley North - 05
- Doon Valley North - 06
- Doon Valley South - 01
- Doon Valley South - 02
- Doon Valley South - 03
- Doon Valley South - 04
- Drongan - 01
- Drongan - 02
- Drongan - 03
- Drongan - 04
- Earlston and Hurlford Rural - 01
- Earlston and Hurlford Rural - 02
- Earlston and Hurlford Rural - 03
- Earlston and Hurlford Rural - 04
- Earlston and Hurlford Rural - 05
- Earlston and Hurlford Rural - 06
- Earlston and Hurlford Rural - 07
- Galston - 01
- Galston - 02
- Galston - 03
- Galston - 04
- Galston - 05
- Galston - 06
- Grange, Howard and Gargieston - 01
- Grange, Howard and Gargieston - 02
- Grange, Howard and Gargieston - 03
- Grange, Howard and Gargieston - 04
- Grange, Howard and Gargieston - 05
- Grange, Howard and Gargieston - 06
- Grange, Howard and Gargieston - 07
- Grange, Howard and Gargieston - 08
- Grange, Howard and Gargieston - 09
- Kilmarnock South Central and Caprington - 01
- Kilmarnock South Central and Caprington - 02
- Kilmarnock South Central and Caprington - 03
- Kilmarnock South Central and Caprington - 04
- Kilmaurs - 01
- Kilmaurs - 02
- Kilmaurs - 03
- Mauchline - 01
- Mauchline - 02
- Mauchline - 03
- Mauchline - 04
- Mauchline - 05
- Mauchline Rural - 01
- Mauchline Rural - 02
- Mauchline Rural - 03
- Mauchline Rural - 04
- Mauchline Rural - 05
- Mauchline Rural - 06
- Mauchline Rural - 07
- New Cumnock - 01
- New Cumnock - 02
- New Cumnock - 03
- New Cumnock - 04
- New Farm Loch South - 01
- New Farm Loch South - 02
- New Farm Loch South - 03
- New Farm Loch South - 04
- Newmilns - 01
- Newmilns - 02
- Newmilns - 03
- Newmilns - 04
- Northern and Irvine Valley Rural - 01
- Northern and Irvine Valley Rural - 02
- Northern and Irvine Valley Rural - 03
- Northern and Irvine Valley Rural - 04
- Northern and Irvine Valley Rural - 05
- Northern and Irvine Valley Rural - 06
- Northern and Irvine Valley Rural - 07
- Northern and Irvine Valley Rural - 08
- Northern and Irvine Valley Rural - 09
- Piersland - 01
- Piersland - 02
- Piersland - 03
- Piersland - 04
- Piersland - 05
- Shortlees - 01
- Shortlees - 02
- Shortlees - 03
- Shortlees - 04
- Shortlees - 05
- Shortlees - 06
- Southcraig and Beansburn - 01
- Southcraig and Beansburn - 02
- Southcraig and Beansburn - 03
- Southcraig and Beansburn - 04
- Southcraig and Beansburn - 05
- Southcraig and Beansburn - 06
- Southcraig and Beansburn - 07
- Southcraig and Beansburn - 08
- Stewarton East - 01
- Stewarton East - 02
- Stewarton East - 03
- Stewarton East - 04
- Stewarton East - 05
- Stewarton West - 01
- Stewarton West - 02
- Stewarton West - 03
East Ayrshire in brief
East Ayrshire’s average house price was £138,971 in July 2026.
Full-time workers living in East Ayrshire earned a median of £37,968 in 2025.
A home in East Ayrshire costs 3.7 times local full-time pay.
East Ayrshire had 120,320 usual residents at the census.