KA27 8HQ postcode in North Ayrshire, Scotland
KA27 8HQ is a postcode in North Ayrshire, in the Arran ward. It is in the North Ayrshire and Arran parliamentary constituency and the police force area for Scotland, and has been in use since April 1989.
Where KA27 8HQ is, and what is near it
- KA27 8HQ
- Other postcodes in KA27 8: press one for its page
- 2 bus stops
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 55.7018, longitude -5.2837)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after KA27 8HQ?
- North AyrshireCouncil North Ayrshire: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandBand D in North Ayrshire for 2026‑27: £1,686. Each home's band is set by the Scottish Assessors. Source: Scottish Government, Council Tax by band 2026-27. Check a band with the Scottish Assessors
- ScotlandPolice force area
- North Ayrshire and ArranParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Irene Campbell (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Irene Campbell
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at KA27 8HQ?
Every home and business at KA27 8HQ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at KA27 8HQ?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for KA27 8HQ.
Check the bin days for KA27 8HQ on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to KA27 8HQ?
There is no railway station within 20 km of the centre of KA27 8HQ.
2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Newton Road, 64 m away.
More stations near KA27 8HQ, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near KA27 8HQ?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of KA27 8HQ on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which vets are near KA27 8HQ?
No vet is mapped on OpenStreetMap within 15 km of the centre of KA27 8HQ. That does not mean there is none: the map is kept by volunteers.
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
The official record for KA27 8HQ
- Ward
- Arran
- Country
- Scotland
- Rural or urban
- Remote Rural
- In use since
- April 1989
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
House prices, schools, crime and flood risk in Scotland: our sources for them cover England, or England and Wales (Registers of Scotland publishes Scottish sales).
We list hospitals and care homes in England only. In Scotland, hospitals are inspected by Healthcare Improvement Scotland and care homes by the Care Inspectorate.
- Flood risk: Flood maps for Scotland, from SEPA
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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