Area Guide For KA1 4RX

When it comes to housing in the KA1 4RX area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 29, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 46. There are around 116 Shared ownership properties, 255 Local Authority rented, 255 Housing Association rented and around 48 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 30 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 54 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 53 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 181 are employed in Routine occupation and 150 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 194.

In KA1 4RX area, Couple with children amount to 136 while Couple without children amount to 74. The neighbourhood also has around 255 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 106 votes. Around 101 people are DIY enthusiasts, 91 people are interested in eating out, 97 like exercise, 121 are into football and 85 are fond of gardening. 101 people also like music while 79 are into traveling.

The Sun is the most subscribed (171) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mirror (94), Daily Express (61), Daily Mail (54), The Times (35), The Guardian (33), Daily Telegraph (20) and The Independent (18).

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

KA1 4RX 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 4RX 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 Grange Academy, Rathbone, Kilmarnock Academy. Then there are others like Woodstock School, Witchhill School, Park School.