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County or areaEast Ayrshire
Postcode districtKA18
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 29 min4:34 am – 10:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 5 min8:42 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,693 residentsin the Cumnock Rural census areaMedian age 49.72,112 households65% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright25% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,115 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, construction 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 60% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle29% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,235 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December61 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksDumfries Househistoric site · 2.0 miPlaid Lochlake · 2.8 miStair Mounthill · 1.5 miBlackwood Hillhill · 1.5 miAuchinleck Househistoric site · 3.7 miAuchinway Woodwoodland · under a mileHorsecleugh Glenglen · 2.4 miBelston Lochlake · 3.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWoodroad Leisure Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 18 haShawoodpark · 5.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes38 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199936 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 30 May 202230 mi away, Arran, North AyrshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband48% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,255 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation213 m699 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 180 to 262 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEast Ayrshire Community Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryTanyard Muirkirk Medical Group2.8 miPharmacyRight Medicine Pharmacy LTD2.7 miDentistKnockroon Dental Practice2.8 miPolice stationCumnock Police Station2.8 miCash machineKEYSTORE - SAFERIGHT STORES (Mirren), Netherthird3.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK11 miRailway stationAuchinleck3.1 miBus stationCumnock Bus Station2.9 miFerryAyr Compass Pier13 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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