Ayr
Ayr is covered by postcode districts KA6, KA7 and KA8. It is in the South Ayrshire council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Ayr, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 103
- Some can get gigabit: 208
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 1,026
- Ofcom gives no figure: 69
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together
Of the 1,406 postcodes in Ayr that ONS places, 103 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 208 have some that can, 1,026 can all get it and 69 have no Ofcom figure.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 55.4566, longitude -4.6221. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
Postcodes without gigabit
103 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.
Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together
What is it like to live in Ayr?
At 1,026 of the 1,337 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 9 primary schools and 4 secondary schools at its postcodes within 12 km of its centre. The nearest railway station is Ayr, 300 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
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Sources: Ofcom Connected Nations; Scottish Government school list; NaPTAN. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.
Are new homes being built in Ayr?
31 of the 1,406 postcodes now in use in Ayr came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Ayr?
Ofcom reports on 1,337 of the 1,406 postcodes in Ayr. At 1,026 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
Which schools are in Ayr?
The open schools at the postcodes in Ayr (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- Holmston Primary School100 m School website
- St John's Primary School1.0 km School website
- Forehill Primary School1.1 km School website
- Newton Primary School1.2 km School website
- Braehead Primary School1.7 km School website
- Kincaidston Primary School1.8 km School website
- Dalmilling Primary School2.3 km School website
- Alloway Primary School3.0 km School website
Secondary
- Ayr Academy850 m School website
- South Ayrshire Council Virtual School1.2 km
- Kyle Academy1.4 km School website
- Queen Margaret Academy2.0 km School website
Source: Scottish Government school list, read 27 October 2026. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each school opens its website, where the council lists one.
How far is the station from Ayr?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Ayr is Ayr Rail Station, 300 m away in a straight line.
- Ayr Rail Station Railway station 300 mWalk
- Newton-on-Ayr Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
- Prestwick Rail Station Railway station 5.0 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Who runs Ayr?
- Council
- South Ayrshire
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (1,346) and Central Ayrshire (60)
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities.
Moving to Ayr
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell South Ayrshire about council tax Council tax, on south-ayrshire.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
Ayr postcodes
1,406 postcodes in use in Ayr, by district:
Those districts are all in the KA postcode area.
Check a Ayr postcode
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Places near Ayr
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Ayr
- What is the postcode for Ayr?
- Postcode districts KA6, KA7 and KA8, with 1,406 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Ayr in?
- South Ayrshire. Source: ONS.
- What schools are in Ayr?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Holmston Primary School, St John's Primary School and Forehill Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Ayr Academy, South Ayrshire Council Virtual School and Kyle Academy. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Ayr have a railway station?
- Yes: Ayr station, 300 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Ayr?
- Ofcom reports on 1,337 of the 1,406 postcodes in Ayr. At 1,026 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Ayr?
- 31 of the 1,406 postcodes now in use in Ayr came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.
Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory
- National Records of Scotland localities
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Scottish Government school list
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
Contains National Records of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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