KA2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Dundonald, Crosshouse and Gatehead, in East Ayrshire and South 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 KA2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 18% of people in KA2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How KA2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of KA2?
KA2 had 6,546 usual residents at the census.
KA2 is the 544th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in KA2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosshouse, Gatehead and Kilmaurs Rural - 01 | 557 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Crosshouse, Gatehead and Kilmaurs Rural - 02 | 935 | No figure | No figure | 98.7% |
| Crosshouse, Gatehead and Kilmaurs Rural - 03 | 540 | No figure | No figure | 75.3% |
| Crosshouse, Gatehead and Kilmaurs Rural - 04 | 582 | No figure | No figure | 99.2% |
| Crosshouse, Gatehead and Kilmaurs Rural - 07 | 825 | No figure | No figure | 74.1% |
| Dundonald, Loans and Symington - 04 | 877 | No figure | No figure | 48.2% |
| Dundonald, Loans and Symington - 05 | 436 | No figure | No figure | 0.0% |
| Dundonald, Loans and Symington - 06 | 860 | No figure | No figure | 28.4% |
| Dundonald, Loans and Symington - 07 | 638 | No figure | No figure | 25.0% |
| Grange, Howard and Gargieston - 07 | 595 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
MPs for KA2
- Lillian JonesLabourMP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun54% of KA2’s postcodes
- Alan GemmellLabourMP for Central Ayrshire46% of KA2’s postcodes
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 KA22
Postcode sectors in KA22
Councils KA2 covers2
Towns in KA21
Postcode districts next to KA24
Nearest rail stations2
More in the KA postcode area2
KA2 in brief
KA2 is a postcode district covering Dundonald, Crosshouse and Gatehead, in East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire.
About 6,991 people lived in KA2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
KA2 had 6,546 usual residents at the census.
About 18% of people in KA2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In KA2, 64.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In KA2, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.