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County or areaNorth Ayrshire
Postcode districtKA27
Telephone code01207
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 32 min4:34 am – 10:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 2 min8:46 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,803 residentsin the Saltcoats North East census areaMedian age 39.22,082 households57% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright33% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,249 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 14%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 60% go by car, 7% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages18% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, Scots 1%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,161 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October21 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCulzean Castle Ayr Scotlandcastle · 1.4 miSouth Beachbeach · under a mileSouth Baybay · 1.1 miEast Shorebeach · 1.7 miAshgrove Lochlake · 1.9 miNorth Baybay · 1.5 miPriest Hillhill · under a mileMill Glenglen · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBeach Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 57 haMelbourne Parkpark · under a mileArdeer Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 22 haLaighdykes Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 6 haArdrossan Academy War Memorial Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 5 haArdeer Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 39 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes60 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199925 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202528 mi away, Melldalloch, Argyll/buteSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.4 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% 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)2,154 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation36 m118 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 97 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAyrshire Central Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryCentral Avenue Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGallagher Healthcare LTD8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistB. A. Collins Dental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationIrvine Police Station4.8 miCash machineU - SAVE (Mirren)under a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools11 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimarySt Anthony's Primary Schoolright herePrimaryDykesmains Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondarySt Matthew's Academyunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK13 miRailway stationArdrossan South Beachunder a mileBus stationBruce TerraceIrvine5.2 miFerryArdrossan Ferry Terminal1.6 miBus stops95 within a mileCar park98 Dockhead Place ParkingSaltcoats1.0 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationStevenston1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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