Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK12 miRailway stationKilwinningunder a mileBus stationBruce TerraceIrvine2.8 miFerryArdrossan Ferry Terminal4.8 miBus stops107 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KA13 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KA13 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 32 min4:34 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 2 min8:45 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,849 residentsin the Kilwinning Central and North census areaMedian age 44.91,851 households54% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright34% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 1,650 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, public administration and defence 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 58% go by car, 11% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle50% 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 higher24% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,207 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesAlmswall Parkpark · under a mile · 18 haMcGavin Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haEglinton Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 455 haKilwinning Sports Clubsports ground · under a mile · 20 haRavenspark Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 37 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes56 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199928 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202530 mi away, Melldalloch, Argyll/buteSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.0 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)1,972 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 34 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
