Darvel

Darvel is covered by postcode district KA17. It is in the East Ayrshire council area, Scotland.

Gigabit broadband 73 of 121 postcodes where every home and business can get it Schools 1 1 primary school at its postcodes Nearest station Kilmarnock 13.6 km from the middle, in a straight line MP Lillian Jones Labour, Kilmarnock and Loudoun

Every postcode in Darvel, by gigabit broadband

Map of every postcode in Darvel, by gigabit broadband Of the 122 postcodes in Darvel that ONS places, 10 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 38 have some that can, 73 can all get it and 1 have no Ofcom figure. Places named: Darvel. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. KA17 0BQ: no Ofcom figureKA17 0AA: gigabit for allKA17 0AL: gigabit for allKA17 0AT: gigabit for allKA17 0BA: gigabit for allKA17 0BB: gigabit for allKA17 0BD: gigabit for allKA17 0BE: gigabit for allKA17 0BF: gigabit for allKA17 0BH: gigabit for allKA17 0BJ: gigabit for allKA17 0BL: gigabit for allKA17 0BN: gigabit for allKA17 0BS: gigabit for allKA17 0BW: gigabit for allKA17 0BX: gigabit for allKA17 0DA: gigabit for allKA17 0DE: gigabit for allKA17 0DG: gigabit for allKA17 0DH: gigabit for allKA17 0DJ: gigabit for allKA17 0DP: gigabit for allKA17 0DQ: gigabit for allKA17 0DU: gigabit for allKA17 0DW: gigabit for allKA17 0DZ: gigabit for allKA17 0EA: gigabit for allKA17 0EF: gigabit for allKA17 0EG: gigabit for allKA17 0EL: gigabit for allKA17 0EN: gigabit for allKA17 0EP: gigabit for allKA17 0EQ: gigabit for allKA17 0ER: gigabit for allKA17 0ES: gigabit for allKA17 0ET: gigabit for allKA17 0EU: gigabit for allKA17 0EW: gigabit for allKA17 0EX: gigabit for allKA17 0EZ: gigabit for allKA17 0FB: gigabit for allKA17 0FD: gigabit for allKA17 0FE: gigabit for allKA17 0HA: gigabit for allKA17 0HB: gigabit for allKA17 0HD: gigabit for allKA17 0HE: gigabit for allKA17 0HF: gigabit for allKA17 0HG: gigabit for allKA17 0HH: gigabit for allKA17 0HJ: gigabit for allKA17 0HN: gigabit for allKA17 0HQ: gigabit for allKA17 0HW: gigabit for allKA17 0HY: gigabit for allKA17 0JA: gigabit for allKA17 0JB: gigabit for allKA17 0JD: gigabit for allKA17 0JF: gigabit for allKA17 0JG: gigabit for allKA17 0JH: gigabit for allKA17 0JN: gigabit for allKA17 0JS: gigabit for allKA17 0LB: gigabit for allKA17 0LD: gigabit for allKA17 0LE: gigabit for allKA17 0LG: gigabit for allKA17 0NE: gigabit for allKA17 0NH: gigabit for allKA17 0NL: gigabit for allKA17 0NS: gigabit for allKA17 0NT: gigabit for allKA17 0NY: gigabit for allKA17 0NZ: gigabit for allKA17 0AD: some gigabitKA17 0AE: some gigabitKA17 0AJ: some gigabitKA17 0AP: some gigabitKA17 0AQ: some gigabitKA17 0AR: some gigabitKA17 0AU: some gigabitKA17 0AW: some gigabitKA17 0AY: some gigabitKA17 0BG: some gigabitKA17 0BP: some gigabitKA17 0BT: some gigabitKA17 0BZ: some gigabitKA17 0DB: some gigabitKA17 0DN: some gigabitKA17 0DX: some gigabitKA17 0DY: some gigabitKA17 0EB: some gigabitKA17 0ED: some gigabitKA17 0EE: some gigabitKA17 0HP: some gigabitKA17 0HR: some gigabitKA17 0HS: some gigabitKA17 0HT: some gigabitKA17 0HU: some gigabitKA17 0HZ: some gigabitKA17 0JJ: some gigabitKA17 0JL: some gigabitKA17 0JQ: some gigabitKA17 0JR: some gigabitKA17 0JU: some gigabitKA17 0JW: some gigabitKA17 0JX: some gigabitKA17 0JY: some gigabitKA17 0LA: some gigabitKA17 0LP: some gigabitKA17 0LW: some gigabitKA17 0NN: some gigabitKA17 0AS: no gigabitKA17 0BU: no gigabitKA17 0DD: no gigabitKA17 0DF: no gigabitKA17 0DR: no gigabitKA17 0DT: no gigabitKA17 0EH: no gigabitKA17 0EY: no gigabitKA17 0JP: no gigabitKA17 0LQ: no gigabit Darvel Map of every postcode in Darvel, by gigabit broadband Of the 122 postcodes in Darvel that ONS places, 10 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 38 have some that can, 73 can all get it and 1 have no Ofcom figure. Places named: Darvel. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Darvel
  • No home or business can get gigabit: 10
  • Some can get gigabit: 38
  • Every home and business can get gigabit: 73
  • Ofcom gives no figure: 1

Of the 122 postcodes in Darvel that ONS places, 10 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 38 have some that can, 73 can all get it and 1 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 55.6103, longitude -4.2821. 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

KA17 0ASKA17 0BUKA17 0DDKA17 0DFKA17 0DRKA17 0DTKA17 0EHKA17 0EYKA17 0JPKA17 0LQ

What is it like to live in Darvel?

At 73 of the 121 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 Kilmarnock, 13.6 km 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 Darvel?

None of the 122 postcodes now in use in Darvel 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 Darvel?

Ofcom reports on 121 of the 122 postcodes in Darvel. At 73 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit73 of 121
Postcodes where every home can get superfast120 of 121
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband1 of 121

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.

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Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

Which schools are in Darvel?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Darvel. 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.

Primary

Secondary

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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 Darvel?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Darvel is Kilmarnock Rail Station, 13.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Kilmarnock Rail Station Railway station 13.6 kmDrive
  • Auchinleck Rail Station Railway station 15.6 kmDrive
  • Kilmaurs Rail Station Railway station 15.9 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 Darvel?

Parliamentary constituency
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Police force area
Scotland
Country
Scotland
MP
Lillian Jones (Labour)

All 122 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 Darvel

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Darvel postcodes

122 postcodes in use in Darvel, by district:

KA17 postcode district,122 postcodes

That district is in the KA postcode area.

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Places near Darvel

Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Newmilns2.9 kmGalston6.4 kmHurlford and Crookedholm11.0 kmMauchline12.2 kmCatrine12.3 kmKilmarnock13.3 kmEaglesham14.6 kmAuchinleck15.4 km All places A to Z

Quick answers about Darvel

What is the postcode for Darvel?
Postcode district KA17, with 122 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
Which council is Darvel in?
East Ayrshire. Source: ONS.
Who is the MP for Darvel?
Lillian Jones (Labour), for Kilmarnock and Loudoun. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
What schools are in Darvel?
Primary schools at its postcodes include Darvel Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Loudoun Academy, 6.2 km away. Source: Scottish Government.
Does Darvel have a railway station?
The nearest is Kilmarnock station, 13.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
What broadband can you get in Darvel?
Ofcom reports on 121 of the 122 postcodes in Darvel. At 73 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom.
Are new homes being built in Darvel?
None of the 122 postcodes now in use in Darvel came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.

Where the facts on this page come from

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.

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