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Auchinleck East Ayrshire

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Local servicesGP surgeryAuchinleck Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryAuchinleck Primary Schoolright herePrimarySt Patrick's Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryRobert Burns Academy1.5 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK11 miRailway stationAuchinleckunder a mileBus stationCumnock Bus Station1.8 miFerryAyr Compass Pier13 miBus stops28 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KA18 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KA18 postcode district.

County or areaEast Ayrshire
Postcode districtKA18
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 29 min4:34 am – 10:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 4 min8:43 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,683 residentsin the Auchinleck census areaMedian age 45.31,679 households52% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright39% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 1,553 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, construction 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 63% go by car, 6% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages15% of adults hold a degree or higher31% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, Scots 1%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,151 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January59 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksManse Glenglen · under a mileBirnieknowe Glenglen · 1.4 miSwan Lochlake · 2.7 miHappoch Hillhill · 1.8 miBlackwood Hillhill · 1.8 miCottertax Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMerlin Loch Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haWoodroad Leisure Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 18 haAuchinleck Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 4 haShawoodpark · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes54 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199937 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 30 May 202231 mi away, Arran, North AyrshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.8 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)1,804 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation167 m548 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 120 to 185 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50






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