East Ayrshire: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£267,805

Semi-detached

£154,155

Terraced

£121,633

Flat or maisonette

£77,665

First-time buyers

£113,692

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  124,020 in 1991 → 121,480 in 2024 (−2.0%)

  Scotland over the same years: +9.1%

• Average house price

  £82,954 in 2005 → £138,971 in 2026 (+67.5%)

  Scotland over the same years: +84.3%

• Median weekly pay

  £366 in 2008 → £617 in 2025 (+68.5%)

  Scotland over the same years: +70.4%

• Employment rate

  68.8% in 2004 → 71.2% in 2023 (+3.5%)

  Scotland over the same years: +2.9%

• Claimant count

  4.9% in 2001 → 3.6% in 2025 (−26.5%)

  Scotland over the same years: −9.1%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,674 in 1997 → £21,603 in 2024 (+149.1%)

  Scotland over the same years: +153.7%

30 official indicators are published for East Ayrshire; 23 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access228.8 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 62nd highest of 361
• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work16.7% (2024/25) · 71st lowest of 363
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work58.7% (2021) · 141st highest of 374
• Business births · Economy & work10.7% (2024) · 160th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Healthy life expectancy, women · Health & wellbeing53.5 years (2022 to 2024) · 186th highest of 195
• No qualifications · Education & skills12.6% (2023) · 275th lowest of 293
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access96.9% (January 2026) · 335th highest of 361
• Healthy life expectancy, men · Health & wellbeing54.2 years (2022 to 2024) · 180th highest of 195