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East Ayrshire

Kilmarnock

Town · 46,596 residents

Affordability: no dataSafety: 62/100Transport: 31/100Schools: no dataHealth: 51/100Food & drink: 65/100Environment: 78/100Infrastructure: 63/100Property market: 60/100
64Good

Good · better than 7 in 10 towns

Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country

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What’s good

  • 76% of residents live within five minutes of a park

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  • Radon: part of the area is in an affected zone, and a home test is cheap
  • Road noise reaches 63% of the area
  • Transport scores 31, below the typical 60
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The essentials

Everyday life

The area

Around Kilmarnock

Crosshouse59Springside62Kilmaurs61Dundonald54RiccartonAltonhillKnockinlawCaprington
About Kilmarnock ↓

Map outline: Official settlement boundary (National Records of Scotland)

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Is Kilmarnock a good place to live?

Kilmarnock scores 64/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.

It stands out for environment (78).

It scores lowest on transport (31).

Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Kilmarnock in Scotland, each measured against the national average.

Summary of Kilmarnock›

The summary for Kilmarnock is written when the report is first opened.

Data last updated: 19 October 2026

Places in and around Kilmarnock›

Schools

6 places
  1. 1
Grange AcademySecondary
  • 2Kilmarnock AcademySecondary
  • 3St Joseph's AcademySecondary
  • 4Annanhill Primary SchoolPrimary
  • 5Crosshouse Communication UnitSpecial
  • 6Crosshouse Primary SchoolPrimary
  • Health

    6 places
    1. 1Marnock Medical GroupGP practice · 18,886 patients
    2. 2The Wards Medical CentreGP practice · 11,692 patients
    3. 3Holmhead Medical PracticeGP practice · 10,968 patients
    4. 4Boots The Chemists LtdPharmacy
    5. 5Boots UK LtdPharmacy
    6. 6Portland Dental PracticeDentist

    Food & drink

    6 places
    1. 1Morrisons Bonnyton KilmarnockMorrisons · superstore
    2. 2Tesco Kilmarnock SuperstoreTesco · large supermarket
    3. 3Aldi Unit 6 Low Glencairn StAldi · supermarket
    4. 4Co-op Dean StreetScottish Midland Co-operative · convenience store
    5. 5Co-op Scotmid KilmarnockScottish Midland Co-operative · convenience store
    6. 6Spar - BonnytonSpar · convenience store

    Environment

    6 places
    1. 1Dean Castle Country ParkPublic park · 79 ha
    2. 2Kay ParkPublic park · 16 ha
    3. 3Bellfield EstatePublic park · 13 ha
    4. 4Dean ParkPublic park · 9.5 ha
    5. 5Howard ParkPublic park · 7.2 ha
    6. 6Piersland ParkPublic park · 2.1 ha
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    Kilmarnock by topic

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    Areas near Kilmarnock

    • Crosshouse
    • Springside
    • Kilmaurs
    • Dundonald
    • Riccarton
    • Altonhill
    • Knockinlaw
    • Caprington

    Postcodes in Kilmarnock

    • KA1
    • KA3
    • KA2
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