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KA5

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Mauchline, Catrine and Tarbolton, 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 KA5 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 1% of people in KA5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
9,548
693rd least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
1%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
66.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How KA5 compares

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

KA5Middle
Population30 postcode districts, KA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in KA30 areas from 474 to 39,429. The middle area is 9,903. KA5 is 9,548.
9,54815th 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%. KA5 is 1.0%.
1%6th 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%. KA5 is 66.8%.
66.8%8th lowest
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%. KA5 is 3.1%.
3.1%10th lowest

What is the population of KA5?

KA5 had 9,548 usual residents at the census.

KA5 is the 693rd least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in KA5

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - 05582No figureNo figure14.7%
Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - 06704No figureNo figure0.0%
Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - 07666No figureNo figure0.0%
Cumnock Rural - 07765No figureNo figure30.3%
Mauchline - 01661No figureNo figure92.5%
Mauchline - 02918No figureNo figure89.1%
Mauchline - 03867No figureNo figure84.0%
Mauchline - 04577No figureNo figure92.1%
Mauchline - 05682No figureNo figure95.1%
Mauchline Rural - 02724No figureNo figure54.7%
Mauchline Rural - 04601No figureNo figure100.0%
Mauchline Rural - 05682No figureNo figure93.1%
Mauchline Rural - 06834No figureNo figure80.6%
Mauchline Rural - 07570No figureNo figure75.4%

MPs for KA5

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 KA52

Postcode sectors in KA52

Councils KA5 covers2

Postcode districts next to KA58

More in the KA postcode area2

KA5 in brief

KA5 is a postcode district covering Mauchline, Catrine and Tarbolton, in East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire.

About 9,649 people lived in KA5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

KA5 had 9,548 usual residents at the census.

About 1% of people in KA5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In KA5, 66.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In KA5, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.