South Ayrshire

South Ayrshire is a town or village in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland. It has no listed amenities or bus stops, but the nearest railway station is at Maybole, 2.8 km away. Covers 18 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, South Ayrshire is around the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

Weather

14°COvercast

Today: 14° / 12° · 21% rain
Tomorrow: 18° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:43

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

51US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Ayrshire Ayr High St, United Kingdom

Road safety

65 reported road collisions (2024)

32 killed or seriously injured · 93 casualties · 5.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

30 food businesses within 2 miles

29 passed
0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Maybole (2.8 km)
0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Maybole (2.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£172,205 average▲ 9.9% YoY

Across South Ayrshire · to 2026-06

Detached£320,351

Semi-detached£200,973

Terraced£152,277

Flat£100,468

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 163.9p · Morrisons (9.2 km)
Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Morrisons (9.2 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 100 kW
Nearest: Kit Wash (2.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

112,280 residents in South Ayrshire

Under 16: 15%
16–64: 57%
65+: 28%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in Scotland

10% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 18% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Council control

Conservative (minority)

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

4,405 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

532 jobs advertised · £38,204 avg

e.g. Principal Naval Architect, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Care Assistant

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£870 median full-time weekly pay

3.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,714 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction7.6
Feeling worthwhile8.0
Happiness yesterday7.5
Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock:

Do not ban social media for under 16s260 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership248 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office215 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test135 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills133 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

Cassillis railway station · 1.6 km
Cassillis railway station was a railway station serving the village of Minishant, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Ayr and Maybole Junction Railway.
Maybole railway station (1856–1860) · 2.1 km
Maybole railway station was a railway station serving the village of Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Ayr and Maybole Junction Railway.
Minishant · 2.5 km
Minishant is a village bordering the A77 in the old county of Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located in Maybole Parish, 3+1⁄2 miles from Maybole and standing close to the River Doon. The village was original…
Maybole · 2.5 km
Maybole is a town and former burgh of barony and police burgh in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It had an estimated population of 4,580 in 2020. It is situated 9 miles (14 km) south of Ayr and 50 miles (80 km) southwest o…
Maybole Castle · 2.6 km
Maybole Castle is a 16th-century castle located on High Street in Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Originally built for the Earls of Cassillis, it is an L-shaped construction with Victorian two-storey extensions. It…
St Oswald's Church, Maybole · 2.7 km
St Oswald's Church is a congregation of the Scottish Episcopal Church located in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. The current Priest-in-Charge is The Rev. Liz Crumlish.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)