Catrine
Catrine is covered by postcode district KA5. It is in the East Ayrshire council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Catrine, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 5
- Some can get gigabit: 13
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 60
- Ofcom gives no figure: 2
Of the 80 postcodes in Catrine that ONS places, 5 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 13 have some that can, 60 can all get it and 2 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. No boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 55.5032, longitude -4.3292. 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.
What is it like to live in Catrine?
At 60 of the 78 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Auchinleck, 4.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
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 Catrine?
None of the 80 postcodes now in use in Catrine came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Catrine?
Ofcom reports on 78 of the 80 postcodes in Catrine. At 60 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 Catrine?
The primary schools are at the postcodes in Catrine. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
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 Catrine?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Catrine is Auchinleck Rail Station, 4.2 km away in a straight line.
- Auchinleck Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle
- New Cumnock Rail Station Railway station 14.6 kmDrive
- Kilmarnock Rail Station Railway station 16.1 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 Catrine?
- Council
- East Ayrshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Kilmarnock and Loudoun
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Lillian Jones (Labour)
All 80 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
Moving to Catrine
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell East Ayrshire about council tax Council tax, on east-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
Catrine postcodes
80 postcodes in use in Catrine, by district:
That district is in the KA postcode area.
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Places near Catrine
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Catrine
- What is the postcode for Catrine?
- Postcode district KA5, with 80 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Catrine in?
- East Ayrshire. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Catrine?
- Lillian Jones (Labour), for Kilmarnock and Loudoun. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Catrine?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Catrine Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Robert Burns Academy, 6.2 km away. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Catrine have a railway station?
- The nearest is Auchinleck station, 4.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Catrine?
- Ofcom reports on 78 of the 80 postcodes in Catrine. At 60 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Catrine?
- None of the 80 postcodes now in use in Catrine 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
- UK Parliament
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. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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