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Living in Kilbirnie: Liveability Score 46/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Kilbirnie comes out at 46/100 on the 8 categories we can score here. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is bills: 71/100 against a national town median of 47/100. Economic health falls furthest short: 24/100 where the typical UK town reaches 67/100.

Lifestyle (17) and schools (27) all fall below 30/100. On the national picture that lands Kilbirnie in the middle half of all the places we score. The same breakdown for the wider area is on the KA14 postcode district.

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Kilbirnie scores 46 but individual postcodes tell the full story

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Score breakdown

Safety & Environment

Safety

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Crime is scored from the last 12 months of police street-level data. Police Scotland does not publish this, and there is no Scottish equivalent of the Police UK open data service, so crime has been left out of the score for this area. This is a gap in published data, not a sign of low crime.

Environment

Air Quality NO₂ 3.1 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.7 µg/m³

Green Space 64

Parks Adequate 2

Sports Pitches Ample 6

Allotments None

Golf Courses Some 1

Tennis Courts None

Bowling Greens Some 1

Playgrounds Adequate 4

Services

Schools

3 schools in area · 4 within 4km

3Good

Garnock Community CampusOther · inspected 2015
Good
Moorpark Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2016
Good
St Bridget's Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2009
Good

Score reflects proximity-weighted access to rated schools within 4km: areas with more nearby schools score higher regardless of settlement boundary.

Healthcare

A&E departmentsCumberland Infirmary89.6 mi

Community Paramedic Service112.6 mi

Hexham General Hospital115.1 mi

Hospital waitsNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust79.7 mi

Routine referral (median)12 wks

Treated within 18 weeks64.3%

A&E seen within 4 hrs62.6%

1 GP surgery in area 2 within 4km

GP capacity1,577 patients per GP

A&E, dentist and pharmacy data, and CQC ratings, are currently available for England only, not Scotland.

Broadband

Full fibre (FTTP)73.9%

available across North Ayrshire

Gigabit-capable · incl. cable

95.1%

Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)

95.1%

Superfast (30+ Mbps)

99.8%

Ofcom Connected Nations · 199 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health

Employment rate55%

Below the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+

Economic activity (16+)

Employed55%Unemployed3.6%Retired22.9%Student3.7%Other inactive14.8%

Occupation mix

Professional & managerial27.5%Skilled & technical33.2%Routine & elementary39.2%

Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications18.4%

Home ownership54.9%

Among the most-deprived 26% of areas in Scotland

Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD

Bills

Council tax North Ayrshire · 2025-26

A £1,036

B £1,209

C £1,381

D £1,554

E £2,042

F £2,525

G £3,043

H £3,807

Energy South Scotland region

Typical bill regional £1,641/yr

Ofgem price cap, GB average · Apr–Jun 2026

Typical home efficiency local EPC band D

Water Scottish Water

Average bill regional £456/yr

Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Glengarnock 1.1 mi

Dalry 3.4 mi

Lochwinnoch 3.6 mi

J7 M77 11.2 mi

J8 M77 11.6 mi

J8 M77 11.7 mi

Lifestyle

Pubs & Bars None

Restaurants & Cafes Some 2

Supermarkets & Convenience Ample 6

Retail Shopping Some 3

Takeaways None

Fitness Adequate 2

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Kilbirnie. HM Land Registry's Price Paid dataset covers England and Wales only. Scottish sales are recorded separately by Registers of Scotland, which we don't yet include. This is a gap in the data we hold, not a sign of an inactive market.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kilbirnie a nice place to live?

Kilbirnie has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Kilbirnie is 46/100, placing it among a below-average areas in the UK across nine categories: safety, schools, healthcare, environment, transport, broadband, lifestyle, economic health, and bills.

What are the best schools in Kilbirnie?

Among the top-rated schools in Kilbirnie are Garnock Community Campus, Moorpark Primary School and St Bridget's Primary School, rated Good by Ofsted. There are 3 rated schools in Kilbirnie in total.

Postcode districts in Kilbirnie

KA14 43 ⇄

KA25 47 ⇄

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