Housing Options Guide

Council Housing in South Ayrshire

You can download the mini Guide to Social Housing in South Ayrshire and housing application forms here.

There are currently around 4700 people on the Council’s waiting lists, which include mainstream waiting list applicants, current council tenants wishing to transfer and homeless applicants.

Since only around 800-900 Council properties become vacant each year, South Ayrshire is considered as one of the most pressurised areas in Scotland for Council housing.

As Council housing in South Ayrshire is in such high demand, it is important to know how the Council assesses someone’s housing need and why some people are given a higher priority than others.

How is Housing Allocated

When selecting applicants for offers of vacant properties the Divisional Housing Manager will consider applicants from the top of each of the 3 lists – mainstream waiting list, transfer and homeless.

In the case of every vacancy, consideration will first be given to applicants prioritised under the Community Care, Priority Medical and Individual Case assessments. (See the Allocations Policy for more details).

Otherwise, in selecting the most appropriate applicant, and with regard to the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, reasonable preference will be given to applicants on the lists who meet one or more of the following criteria:-

Applicants occupying houses which do not meet the Tolerable Standard
Applicants who are occupying overcrowded houses
Applicants with large families
Applicants living under unsatisfactory housing conditions, or
Applicants who are Homeless or are threatened with Homelessness (as defined by the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 and amended by the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001).

Council Housing Stock

South Ayrshire Council currently own and manage around 8400 properties, made up of general needs housing and sheltered housing units designed for the elderly or other people who need warden support. The stock is made up mainly of flats (over 50%), with the remainder being a mix of houses, maisonettes and some bungalows.

The Council’s stock is being reduced by around 200 per year by current tenants exercising their rights under the “Right to Buy” scheme.

The Council owns and manages just over 20% of the total housing stock in South Ayrshire, which is one of the lowest levels in Scotland. Despite this, the Council remains the biggest provider of social-rented housing in the area. Housing Associations and other Registered Social Landlords only own around 2% of the total housing stock in South Ayrshire.

What Size of Property Would I Be Eligible For

For all applicants, the Council will assess the size of property you require, and we believe that you need:

One bedroom for each single adult
One bedroom for each couple
One bedroom for each child of 16 or over
One bedroom for two children of the same sex, up to 15
One bedroom for two children under 8, and
One bedroom for any remaining child

E.g. A single parent with two children of different sexes over 8 will be held for a 3 bedroom property

In the following instances you may be considered for 1 bedroom more than your household requires:

Couples (must be joint applicants and includes same sex couples)

Single applicants may choose to be on either the one or the two bedroom list.
Parents who have regular overnight residential access to their children – proof of access required.
Medical reasons (i.e. extra room for carer) - proof required.
Applicants who have a pair of same sex children, where one child is at least 8 years old, and where the two children are separated by at least a four year age gap.

If you meet any of the above criteria and wish to be held for an extra bedroom you must enclose the relevant proof with your application, where this is requested.

Where is Housing Available To Meet My Needs

The table below shows the locations, sizes and numbers of general needs properties that the Council has within each of its letting neighbourhoods in Ayr North, Ayr South, Kyle, Prestwick, Troon, Maybole, North Carrick, Girvan & South Carrick. Figures correct as February 2008

Details of sheltered properties can be found in the section “Sheltered Housing”.

Letting District	Letting Neighbourhood	Bedsit	2 apt	3 apt	4 apt	5 apt+	Total
Ayr North	Annpit	0	114	50	7	0	171
	Braehead	0	43	144	67	0	254
	Craigie	0	60	94	71	0	225
	Dalmilling	21	21	214	78	0	376
	Westoaks	0	0	62	27	0	89
	Heathfield	0	45	42	1	0	88
	James Brown Avenue	0	20	49	77	14	160
	Lochside	0	59	346	71	0	476
	Newton Green	16	75	52	15	1	159
	North Central	7	114	224	30	3	378
	Riverside Place	0	234	0	0	0	234
	Wallacetown	0	115	145	106	0	366
	Whitletts	0	24	106	11	2	143
	Woodfield	0	1	71	20	0	92

Ayr South	Old Belmont	0	0	8	1	0	9
	South Belmont	0	88	113	50	0	251
	Forehill,Glencairn & Holmston	0	15	71	28	0	114
	Kincaidston	0	19	84	128	7	238
	Snowdrop Square Flats (Kincaidston)		0	21	7	0	26
	South Central	0	53	28	5	2	88
	Ayr Rural	0	1	4	1	0	6

Kyle	Annbank	0	21	55	13	2	91
	Craigie Village	0	0	0	4	0	4
	Coylton	0	8	34	24	0	64
	Mossblown	4	19	103	90	5	221
	Tarbolton	0	33	114	110	9	266

Prestwick	Arran Park Flats	0	0	17	36	0	53
	Central	0	22	0	0	0	22
	East Road	0	10	16	3	0	29
	Eastfield	0	18	17	25	0	60
	Glenburn	0	29	39	14	1	83
	Marchburn	0	7	44	43	11	105
	Monkton Village	0	7	19	16	1	43
	Moorfield	0	10	15	13	0	43
	Mossbank	0	2	17	1	0	20
	Pleasantfield Road Flats	0	7	6	0	0	13
	Prestwick Toll	0	46	18	18	0	82
	Symington Village	0	13	32	18	0	63
	Woodpark Flats	0	10	28	4	0	42

Troon	Barassie Flats	0	0	37	3	0	40
	Barassie	2	61	72	24	5	164
	Central	0	62	7	0	0	69
	Dundonald Village	0	21	76	1	1	99
	Harbour Road	0	0	50	9	1	60
	Loans	0	8	5	7	0	20
	Logan Drive	0	48	79	22	2	151
	Muirhead	0	0	38	61	9	108
	Muirhead Flats	0	0	41	3	0	44

Maybole	Cairn	0	2	23	9	0	34
	The Croft	3	1	14	15	0	33
	Dailly Road	0	2	47	18	0	67
	Fineview Place	0	0	0	4	0	4
	Gardenrose	0	0	79	51	0	130
	The Glebe	0	0	9	5	0	14
	Hicks Avenue	0	0	26	13	0	49
	High Street	0	18	19	6	0	43
	Kincraig	0	10	7	13	0	30
	Ladywell	0	9	6	2	0	17
	Manse Street	0	24	24	8	0	56
	Murray Gardens	0	11	18	2	0	31
	School Vennel	0	4	7	0	0	11
	St Cuthberts	0	36	16	1	0	53
	Whitefaulds	0	0	9	23	0	32

North Carrick	Crosshill	0	4	13	6	1	24
	Dunure	0	1	20	12	1	34
	Kirkmichael	0	6	8	6	0	20
	Kirkoswald	0	3	17	21	2	43
	Maidens/Turnberry	0	2	13	11	0	26
	Minishant	0	8	16	18	0	42

Girvan	Coalpots	2	12	56	33	0	103
	Glendoune	2	46	169	77	1	295
	Henrietta Street	0	0	10	4	0	14
	Montgomerie St	0	0	13	4	0	17
	Motehill	1	52	116	68	2	239
	North	0	22	56	16	4	98

South Carrick	Ballantrae	0	17	20	8	1	46
	Barr	0	1	1	7	0	9
	Barrhill	0	0	6	4	0	10
	Colmonell	0	1	10	8	1	20
	Dailly	0	30	48	22	6	106
	Old Dailly	0	0	0	3	0	3
	Pinmore	0	0	0	4	0	4

Downloads

You can download the mini Guide to Social Housing in South Ayrshire and housing application forms here.