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East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire
Better on
6measures
Inverclyde
Inverclyde
Better on
11measures
Inverclyde comes out better on 11 of the 17 measures where better or worse is clear, like crime and life expectancy. Prices, rents and council tax are not scored, because cheaper is not better for everyone.
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Pay, council tax and what a home costs.
The middle weekly pay of full time employees who live here, before tax. It leaves out the self employed and some small samples.
East Ayrshire
£733
27th highest of 32
Inverclyde
£733
26th highest of 32
About the same in both
Scotland £776
2025 · ONS, via Nomis
The yearly council tax bill for a Band D home, not counting water and sewerage.
East Ayrshire
£1,717
8th highest of 32
Inverclyde
£1,674
18th highest of 32
Council tax is higher in East AyrshireSmall gap
2026-27 · Scottish Government
The average price paid for a home.
East Ayrshire
£138,206
29th highest of 32
Inverclyde
£114,526
Lowest of 32 areas
Homes cost more in East AyrshireSmall gap
Scotland £198,397
August 2026 · HM Land Registry and Registers of Scotland, with the Office for National Statistics
How much the average price has moved in the last 12 months.
East Ayrshire
+3.6%
15th highest of 32
Inverclyde
-2.0%
28th highest of 32
Prices are rising faster in East AyrshireClear gap
Scotland +2.9%
August 2026 · HM Land Registry and Registers of Scotland, with the Office for National Statistics
The average monthly rent for a private let. ONS publishes some areas together, so neighbouring councils can share a figure.
East Ayrshire
£642
a month
Shared with the Ayrshires rental area
Inverclyde
£805
a month
Shared with the Renfrewshire/Inverclyde rental area
Rent is higher in InverclydeSmall gap
Scotland £1,011 a month
September 2026 · Office for National Statistics
How much the average private rent has moved in the last 12 months.
East Ayrshire
+1.3%
Shared with the Ayrshires rental area
Inverclyde
-1.8%
Shared with the Renfrewshire/Inverclyde rental area
Rents are rising faster in East AyrshireClear gap
Scotland +0.7%
September 2026 · Office for National Statistics
How many people are out of work, and how many jobs there are.
Inverclyde better on 2 of 2
People who want a job and are looking, as a share of everyone working or looking.
East Ayrshire
4.5%
5th highest of 32
Inverclyde
4.2%
7th highest of 32
More people out of work in East AyrshireSmall gap
Scotland 4.0%
Small areas have wide margins of error, so a gap under a point or two may not be real.July 2025 to June 2026 · ONS model based estimates of unemployment, via Nomis
Adults aged 16 to 64 claiming benefits mainly because they are out of work.
East Ayrshire
3.5%
5th highest of 32
Inverclyde
3.2%
7th highest of 32
More people on out of work benefits in East AyrshireSmall gap
Scotland 2.9%
January 2026 · ONS, via Nomis
Jobs based in the area for every resident aged 16 to 64. Below 1 means fewer jobs than working age people.
East Ayrshire
Not published
Inverclyde
Not published
Not published for both areas
Scotland 0.83
2024 · ONS, via Nomis
Children growing up without enough, and the poorest neighbourhoods.
Level: 1 each
Children living in poverty once rent or mortgage costs are paid.
East Ayrshire
23.6%
12th highest of 32
Inverclyde
22.4%
16th highest of 32
About the same in both
Scotland 23.3%
Share of the area's neighbourhoods in Scotland's most deprived 20%.
East Ayrshire
31.3%
7th highest of 32
Inverclyde
44.7%
2nd highest of 32
More deprived neighbourhoods in InverclydeClear gap
Scotland 20.0%
SIMD 2020 (version 2) · Scottish Government
Crimes recorded by the police, for every 10,000 people.
East Ayrshire better on 2 of 3
All crimes recorded by the police, for every 10,000 people.
East Ayrshire
538
per 10,000
13th highest of 32
Inverclyde
594
per 10,000
6th highest of 32
More crime in InverclydeSmall gap
Scotland 569 per 10,000
2025-26 · Scottish Government
Non sexual crimes of violence, for every 10,000 people. Most of it is common assault.
East Ayrshire
126
per 10,000
15th highest of 32
Inverclyde
111
per 10,000
23rd highest of 32
More violent crime in East AyrshireSmall gap
Scotland 136 per 10,000
2025-26 · Scottish Government
Break ins to homes and other buildings, including attempts, for every 10,000 people.
East Ayrshire
11
per 10,000
16th highest of 32
Inverclyde
14
per 10,000
7th highest of 32
More break ins in InverclydeSmall gap
Scotland 13 per 10,000
2025-26 · Scottish Government
How long people live, and deaths from drugs.
Level: 1 each
How long a baby boy born here can expect to live, at today's death rates.
East Ayrshire
75.7
years
26th highest of 32
Inverclyde
75.6
years
27th highest of 32
About the same in both
Scotland 77.2 years
2022 to 2024 · National Records of Scotland
How long a baby girl born here can expect to live, at today's death rates.
East Ayrshire
78.9
years
30th highest of 32
Inverclyde
79.6
years
28th highest of 32
Women live longer in InverclydeSmall gap
Scotland 81.1 years
2022 to 2024 · National Records of Scotland
Drug misuse deaths each year for every 100,000 people, averaged over five years.
East Ayrshire
30
per 100,000
6th highest of 31
Inverclyde
30
per 100,000
4th highest of 31
About the same in both
Scotland 22 per 100,000
2021 to 2025 · National Records of Scotland
How school leavers do.
Inverclyde better on 2 of 2
School leavers with at least one Higher or better.
East Ayrshire
50.3%
29th highest of 31
Inverclyde
59.7%
8th highest of 31
More leavers get a Higher in InverclydeClear gap
Scotland 58.4%
2024/25 school leavers · Scottish Government
School leavers going on to a job, college, university or training.
East Ayrshire
93.3%
31st highest of 32
Inverclyde
96.4%
13th highest of 32
More leavers go on to work or study in InverclydeBig gap
Scotland 95.7%
2024/25 school leavers · Scottish Government
How the council itself performs, from the official benchmarking figures.
Inverclyde better on 4 of 6
The share of the council's A class roads flagged for repair.
East Ayrshire
14.9%
Lowest of 32 areas
Inverclyde
16.7%
30th highest of 32
More main roads need repair in InverclydeSmall gap
Scotland 30.3%
2025/26 · Improvement Service
What the council spends collecting bins, per property, each year.
East Ayrshire
£61
21st highest of 32
Inverclyde
£44
29th highest of 32
Bin collection costs more in East AyrshireSmall gap
Scotland £77
2024/25 · Improvement Service
How much of the year's council tax came in on time.
East Ayrshire
94.9%
22nd highest of 32
Inverclyde
94.8%
23rd highest of 32
About the same in both
Scotland 95.5%
2024/25 · Improvement Service
What the council spends on each primary pupil in a year.
East Ayrshire
£7,634
17th highest of 32
Inverclyde
£7,495
19th highest of 32
About the same in both
Scotland £7,606
2024/25 · Improvement Service
Average days lost to sickness per council worker, not counting teachers.
East Ayrshire
16.4
7th highest of 32
Inverclyde
14.4
15th highest of 32
Council staff take more sick days in East AyrshireClear gap
Scotland 14.5
2024/25 · Improvement Service
The share of household waste that gets recycled.
East Ayrshire
49.2%
15th highest of 32
Inverclyde
50.3%
13th highest of 32
About the same in both
Scotland 44.3%
2024/25 · Improvement Service
The share of adults happy with how clean the streets are.
East Ayrshire
47.3%
29th highest of 32
Inverclyde
72.3%
3rd highest of 32
More people are happy with street cleaning in InverclydeBig gap
Scotland 57.0%
2024/25 · Improvement Service
How many people live there, and how old they are.
Everyone living in the area.
East Ayrshire
121,350
16th highest of 32
Inverclyde
78,550
28th highest of 32
More people live in East AyrshireSmall gap
Scotland 5,545,500
Mid-2025 (30 June 2025) · National Records of Scotland
Half the people here are older than this, half younger.
East Ayrshire
45.8
years
16th highest of 32
Inverclyde
47.0
years
12th highest of 32
People are older in InverclydeSmall gap
Scotland 43.1 years
Mid-2025 (30 June 2025) · National Records of Scotland
On each line, the coloured dots show where the two areas sit between the lowest and highest of Scotland's 32 council areas, and the grey diamond is Scotland as a whole. Every figure is the latest published, with its source under the card.
More on each area: East Ayrshire and Inverclyde.
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