KA8 8BQ maps, stats, and open data

KA8 8BQ is located in the Ayr North electoral ward, within the council area of South Ayrshire and the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock. The Community Health Partnership is South Ayrshire Community Health Partnership and the police force is Scotland. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

KA8 8BQ maps

KA8 8BQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

KA8 8BQ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

KA8 8BQ geodata

Easting	233645
Northing	622595
Latitude	55.468816
Longitude	-4.633152

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is KA8 8BQ?

Country	Scotland
Postcode District	KA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Politics

Ward	Ayr North
Constituency	Ayr, Carrick And Cumnock

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to KA8 8BQ

Crown Street (Main Street)	Ayr	236m
Crown Street (Main Street)	Ayr	238m
Police Station (King Street)	Ayr	345m
Waggon Road (New Road)	Ayr	378m
Police Station (King Street)	Ayr	379m

Nearest railway stations to KA8 8BQ

Newton-on-Ayr Station	0.7km
Ayr Station	1.3km
Prestwick Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for KA8 8BQ

Broadband access in KA8 8BQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in KA8 8BQ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	71.4Mbps
Average download speed	52.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	79.98Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	20.0Mbps
Average upload speed	12.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in KA8 8BQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for KA8 8BQ

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Source: Ofcom
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KA8 8BQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in KA8 8BQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	216,069
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	19,643
Median (kWh/meter)	21,510

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	54,697
Meter count	28
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,953
Median (kWh/meter)	2,040

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in KA8 8BQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in KA8 8BQ.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

96.2% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than KA8 8BQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to KA8 8BQ (meters)

The Wee Mans

31 Green Street

45m

Vulcan Tavern

18 Green Street Lane

108m

Peggy Sue's

17 Crown Street

121m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to KA8 8BQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Taylor Street	17:30	12:30	137m
North Harbour	17:30	12:30	203m
Newtonhead Post Office	17:30	12:30	248m

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Source: Dracos
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

KA8 8BQ ITL and KA8 8BQ LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for KA8 8BQ:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLM	Scotland
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLM9	Southern Scotland
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLM94	South Ayrshire
LAU 1 Code	Name
S30000024	South Ayrshire

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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KA8 8BQ census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for KA8 8BQ:

	Code	Name
OA	S00130032
LSOA	S01012490	Ayr North Harbour, Wallacetown and Newton South - 04
MSOA	S02002340	Ayr North Harbour, Wallacetown and Newton South

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
Licence: Open Government Licence