South Ayrshire
Council areaSouth west Scotland. 112,280 people in 1,224 square kilometres.
Deprivation by neighbourhood
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020v2
Most deprived 10%Least
28 of South Ayrshire’s 153 neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 20%.
How South Ayrshire compares
Each dot is a council. The black line marks the middle one.
South AyrshireMiddle
Average house price360 areas, UK · Jul 2026
£171,90534th lowest
Annual price change360 areas, UK · Jul 2026
+8.5%joint 11th strongest
Median full-time pay348 areas, Great Britain · 2025
£43,07686th highest
House price to pay348 areas, Great Britain · 2025
4.0×joint 8th most affordable
Population361 areas, UK · 2021
111,533103rd 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. South Ayrshire’s is 2.3 times its 2004 level, slower than Scotland’s.
Wards in South Ayrshire8
Middle areas in South Ayrshire27
- Alloway
- Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton
- Ayr North Harbour, Wallacetown and Newton South
- Ayr South Harbour and Town Centre
- Barassie
- Barassie Bank
- Belmont
- Carrick North
- Carrick South
- Castlehill and Kincaidston
- Coylton
- Craigie
- Dalmilling
- Doonfoot and Seafield
- Dundonald, Loans and Symington
- Girvan Ailsa
- Girvan Glendoune
- Heathfield
- Holmston and Forehill
- Lochside, Braehead and Whitletts
- Maybole
- Muirhead
- Newton North
- Prestwick Airport and Monkton
- Prestwick East
- Prestwick West
- Troon
Constituencies mostly in South Ayrshire2
Neighbourhoods in South Ayrshire155
- Alloway - 01
- Alloway - 02
- Alloway - 03
- Alloway - 04
- Alloway - 05
- Alloway - 06
- Alloway - 07
- Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - 01
- Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - 02
- Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - 03
- Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - 04
- Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - 05
- Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - 06
- Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - 07
- Annbank, Mossblown and Tarbolton - 08
- Ayr North Harbour, Wallacetown and Newton South - 01
- Ayr North Harbour, Wallacetown and Newton South - 02
- Ayr North Harbour, Wallacetown and Newton South - 03
- Ayr North Harbour, Wallacetown and Newton South - 04
- Ayr North Harbour, Wallacetown and Newton South - 05
- Ayr South Harbour and Town Centre - 01
- Ayr South Harbour and Town Centre - 02
- Ayr South Harbour and Town Centre - 03
- Ayr South Harbour and Town Centre - 04
- Ayr South Harbour and Town Centre - 05
- Ayr South Harbour and Town Centre - 06
- Ayr South Harbour and Town Centre - 07
- Ayr South Harbour and Town Centre - 08
- Barassie - 01
- Barassie - 02
- Barassie - 03
- Barassie - 04
- Barassie - 05
- Barassie - 06
- Barassie Bank - 01
- Barassie Bank - 02
- Barassie Bank - 03
- Barassie Bank - 04
- Barassie Bank - 05
- Belmont - 01
- Belmont - 02
- Belmont - 03
- Belmont - 04
- Belmont - 05
- Carrick North - 01
- Carrick North - 02
- Carrick North - 03
- Carrick South - 01
- Carrick South - 02
- Carrick South - 03
- Carrick South - 04
- Carrick South - 05
- Carrick South - 06
- Carrick South - 07
- Castlehill and Kincaidston - 01
- Castlehill and Kincaidston - 02
- Castlehill and Kincaidston - 03
- Castlehill and Kincaidston - 04
- Castlehill and Kincaidston - 05
- Coylton - 01
- Coylton - 02
- Coylton - 03
- Coylton - 04
- Coylton - 05
- Craigie - 01
- Craigie - 02
- Craigie - 03
- Dalmilling - 01
- Dalmilling - 02
- Dalmilling - 03
- Dalmilling - 04
- Doonfoot and Seafield - 01
- Doonfoot and Seafield - 02
- Doonfoot and Seafield - 03
- Doonfoot and Seafield - 04
- Doonfoot and Seafield - 05
- Doonfoot and Seafield - 06
- Dundonald, Loans and Symington - 01
- Dundonald, Loans and Symington - 02
- Dundonald, Loans and Symington - 03
- Dundonald, Loans and Symington - 04
- Dundonald, Loans and Symington - 05
- Dundonald, Loans and Symington - 06
- Dundonald, Loans and Symington - 07
- Girvan Ailsa - 01
- Girvan Ailsa - 02
- Girvan Ailsa - 03
- Girvan Ailsa - 04
- Girvan Glendoune - 01
- Girvan Glendoune - 02
- Girvan Glendoune - 03
- Girvan Glendoune - 04
- Girvan Glendoune - 05
- Heathfield - 01
- Heathfield - 02
- Heathfield - 03
- Heathfield - 04
- Heathfield - 05
- Holmston and Forehill - 01
- Holmston and Forehill - 02
- Holmston and Forehill - 03
- Holmston and Forehill - 04
- Holmston and Forehill - 05
- Holmston and Forehill - 06
- Holmston and Forehill - 07
- Holmston and Forehill - 08
- Lochside, Braehead and Whitletts - 01
- Lochside, Braehead and Whitletts - 02
- Lochside, Braehead and Whitletts - 03
- Lochside, Braehead and Whitletts - 04
- Lochside, Braehead and Whitletts - 05
- Lochside, Braehead and Whitletts - 06
- Maybole - 01
- Maybole - 02
- Maybole - 03
- Maybole - 04
- Maybole - 05
- Maybole - 06
- Maybole - 07
- Muirhead - 01
- Muirhead - 02
- Muirhead - 03
- Muirhead - 04
- Newton North - 01
- Newton North - 02
- Newton North - 03
- Newton North - 04
- Newton North - 05
- Prestwick Airport and Monkton - 01
- Prestwick Airport and Monkton - 02
- Prestwick Airport and Monkton - 03
- Prestwick Airport and Monkton - 04
- Prestwick Airport and Monkton - 05
- Prestwick East - 01
- Prestwick East - 02
- Prestwick East - 03
- Prestwick East - 04
- Prestwick East - 05
- Prestwick East - 06
- Prestwick East - 07
- Prestwick West - 01
- Prestwick West - 02
- Prestwick West - 03
- Prestwick West - 04
- Prestwick West - 05
- Prestwick West - 06
- Prestwick West - 07
- Prestwick West - 08
- Troon - 01
- Troon - 02
- Troon - 03
- Troon - 04
- Troon - 05
- Troon - 06
- Troon - 07
South Ayrshire in brief
South Ayrshire’s average house price was £171,905 in July 2026.
Full-time workers living in South Ayrshire earned a median of £43,076 in 2025.
A home in South Ayrshire costs 4.0 times local full-time pay.
South Ayrshire had 111,533 usual residents at the census.