Kilwinning
Kilwinning is covered by postcode districts KA13 and KA20. It is in the North Ayrshire council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Kilwinning, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 12
- In use before 2020: 409
Of the 421 postcodes in Kilwinning that ONS places, 12 are new since 2020 and 409 were in use before 2020.
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. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. 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 55.6543, longitude -4.7043. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 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 Kilwinning?
At 313 of the 418 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 7 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Kilwinning, 400 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 Kilwinning?
12 of the 421 postcodes now in use in Kilwinning 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 Kilwinning?
Ofcom reports on 418 of the 421 postcodes in Kilwinning. At 313 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 Kilwinning?
The open schools at the postcodes in Kilwinning. 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
- St Winning's Primary School250 m School website
- Abbey Primary School250 m School website
- Blacklands Primary School550 m School website
- Pennyburn Primary School700 m School website
- Whitehirst Park Primary900 m School website
- Corsehill Primary School1.0 km School website
- St Luke's Primary School1.2 km
Secondary
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 Kilwinning?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Kilwinning is Kilwinning Rail Station, 400 m away in a straight line.
- Kilwinning Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
- Stevenston Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
- Irvine Rail Station Railway station 5.2 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 Kilwinning?
- Council
- North Ayrshire
- Parliamentary constituencies
- North Ayrshire and Arran (346) and Central Ayrshire (75)
- 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 Kilwinning
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell North Ayrshire about council tax Council tax, on north-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
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Kilwinning postcodes
421 postcodes in use in Kilwinning, by district:
Those districts are all in the KA postcode area.
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Places near Kilwinning
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Kilwinning
- What is the postcode for Kilwinning?
- Postcode districts KA13 and KA20, with 421 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Kilwinning in?
- North Ayrshire. Source: ONS.
- What schools are in Kilwinning?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include St Winning's Primary School, Abbey Primary School and Blacklands Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Kilwinning Academy. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Kilwinning have a railway station?
- Yes: Kilwinning station, 400 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Kilwinning?
- Ofcom reports on 418 of the 421 postcodes in Kilwinning. At 313 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Kilwinning?
- 12 of the 421 postcodes now in use in Kilwinning 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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