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Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse

Ward

The north west of the East Ayrshire. About 16,358 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 18 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 33% of people in Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
15,718
652nd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
33%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse compares

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

Kilmarnock West and CrosshouseMiddle
Population9 wards, East Ayrshire · 2021
Population: every ward in East Ayrshire9 areas from 10,695 to 15,718. The middle area is 13,732. Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse is 15,718.
15,718most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares9 wards, East Ayrshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in East Ayrshire9 areas from 0.0% to 37.0%. The middle area is 12.0%. Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse is 33.0%.
33%2nd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage9 wards, East Ayrshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in East Ayrshire9 areas from 17.4% to 98.3%. The middle area is 83.1%. Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse is 90.0%.
90.0%4th highest
Claimant rate9 wards, East Ayrshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in East Ayrshire9 areas from 2.5% to 5.4%. The middle area is 3.8%. Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse is 3.5%.
3.5%2nd lowest

What is the population of Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse?

Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse had 15,718 usual residents at the census.

Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse is the 652nd most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of East Ayrshire

These figures are published for the whole of East Ayrshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of East Ayrshire and not Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse alone. See East Ayrshire

Average house price
£138,206
Up 3.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,968
156th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
3.6×
5th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
121,350
No change in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse in brief

Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse had 15,718 usual residents at the census.

About 33% of people in Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse, 90.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.