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KA17

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Darvel and Priestland, in East 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 KA17 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 3% of people in KA17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,910
390th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
3%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How KA17 compares

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

KA17Middle
Population30 postcode districts, KA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in KA30 areas from 474 to 39,429. The middle area is 9,903. KA17 is 3,910.
3,9105th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares30 postcode districts, KA · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in KA30 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 8.0%. KA17 is 3.0%.
3%joint 10th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage30 postcode districts, KA · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in KA30 areas from 1.5% to 95.7%. The middle area is 84.0%. KA17 is 85.6%.
85.6%14th highest
Claimant rate29 postcode districts, KA · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in KA29 areas from 1.4% to 6.2%. The middle area is 3.5%. KA17 is 4.0%.
4.0%joint 12th highest

What is the population of KA17?

KA17 had 3,910 usual residents at the census.

KA17 is the 390th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in KA17

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Darvel - 011,043No figureNo figure83.4%
Darvel - 02600No figureNo figure89.7%
Darvel - 03564No figureNo figure87.4%
Darvel - 04649No figureNo figure74.7%
Darvel - 05735No figureNo figure98.3%
Northern and Irvine Valley Rural - 02446No figureNo figure69.3%

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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 KA171

Postcode sectors in KA171

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Postcode districts next to KA175

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KA17 in brief

KA17 is a postcode district covering Darvel and Priestland, in East Ayrshire.

About 3,816 people lived in KA17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

KA17 had 3,910 usual residents at the census.

About 3% of people in KA17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In KA17, 85.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In KA17, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.