Area Guide For KA1 4PY

When it comes to housing in the KA1 4PY area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 36, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 52. There are around 98 Shared ownership properties, 255 Local Authority rented, 230 Housing Association rented and around 47 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 25 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 43 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 52 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 198 are employed in Routine occupation and 145 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 201.

In KA1 4PY area, Couple with children amount to 136 while Couple without children amount to 73. The neighbourhood also has around 228 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 94 votes. Around 113 people are DIY enthusiasts, 93 people are interested in eating out, 94 like exercise, 114 are into football and 97 are fond of gardening. 100 people also like music while 77 are into traveling.

The Sun is the most subscribed (174) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mirror (156), Daily Express (52), Daily Mail (48), The Guardian (30), The Times (19), Daily Telegraph (15) and The Independent (13).

Some of the nearest services available in KA1 4PY are Macaskill Building & Landscaping (Builder), Homebase Ltd (DIY Shop), Carpets Direct Ltd (Carpet Fitter), Caledonian Fencing (Carpenters & Joiners), Lennox Design Architectural Services (Architectural Service), A Watt (Painters & Decorators), A J Honeyman Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), S C S Ltd (Furniture Stores), A 1 Glass (Window Replacement & Glaziers), Xpress Windows Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Glenavon Plumbing & Heating Ltd (Plumbers), Direct Flooring (Flooring Store), G Sharpe Joinery Services (Carpenters & Joiners), D S Decor (Painters & Decorators), Sharp Installations (Double Glazing Installer), Complete Decor Scotland Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Granite Paving Ltd (Paving Contractors), Carpetright Plc (Carpet Fitter), Lennox Design (Architectural Service), G Telfer (Carpenter), Plumbstore Ltd (Bathroom Designer), McLuckie Bros (Plumbers), Lovell Partnerships Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), C Phillips Joinery (Carpenters & Joiners), B & Q Plc (DIY Shop), J P Roofing (Roofing Contractors), Loreny Outdoor Leisure Ltd (Garden Centres), Dewaldens Garden World (Garden Centres), Screwfix (DIY Shop), B & Q Plc (DIY Shop), M Gray (Plumbers), Wilson Homes Ltd (Builder) and Electrosave (Electronic Shop).

KA1 4PY has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include . There is also easy access to airports like Glasgow Airport, Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Islay Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Ayr Compass Pier, Troon Ferry Terminal, Ardrossan Ferry Terminal.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. KA1 4PY has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like Kirkstyle Primary School, Shortlees Primary School, Bellfield Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Rathbone, Kilmarnock Academy, Kilmarnock College. Then there are others like Woodstock School, Witchhill School, Park School.