Ayr

13°COvercast

• Today: 14° / 10° · 23% rain
• Tomorrow: 13° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:19Sunset 16:44

9h 25m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

39US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Greenock A8 Roadside, United Kingdom

86 reported road collisions (2025)

44 killed or seriously injured · 110 casualties · 7.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

425 food businesses within 2 miles

• 378 passed
• 6 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Ayr (0.7 km)
• 37 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£173,126 average▲ 5.8% YoY

Across South Ayrshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 168.7p · Asda (3.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · Asda (3.1 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

25 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: 1 River Terrace (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres5
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches31
• Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

112,280 residents in South Ayrshire

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 57%
• 65+: 28%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Elaine Stewart

Labour

Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

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

• Schools9
• GPs & clinics6
• Pharmacies7
• Supermarkets6
• Parks & greens9
• Restaurants & cafés90

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,390 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

183 jobs advertised · £42,424 avg

e.g. Sales Executive, Vehicle Technician, QSR (Quick Service Restaurant) Manager

Source: Adzuna

£870 median full-time weekly pay

3.2% 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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 77% · Nuclear 21% · Solar 3% · Imports 0%

1 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

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

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government321 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills135 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately131 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK125 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth122 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Ayr Town Hall · 0.2 km

  Ayr Town Hall is a municipal building in New Bridge Street, Ayr, Scotland. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Ayr Burgh Council, is a Category A listed building.

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  Gaiety Theatre, Ayr · 0.2 km

  The Gaiety Theatre is a category B listed performing arts venue in Ayr, Scotland. It is noted for its interior rococo features, its atmosphere and its acoustics.

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  Ayr Academy · 0.2 km

  Ayr Academy is an 11–18 non-denominational secondary school situated within the Craigie Estate area at University Avenue in Ayr, South Ayrshire. It is the sixth largest secondary school in South Ayrshire, with a pupil…

• Montgomerieston · 0.3 km

  Montgomerieston, sometimes known as Montgomeryston or Ayr Fort, was a small burgh of regality and barony of only 16 acres or 6.5 hectares located within the walls of the old Ayr Citadel, also known as Cromwell's For…

• Ayr Castle · 0.3 km

  Ayr Castle was a castle situated at Ayr in Scotland. Once considered a royal castle, nothing remains of it above ground.

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  Ayr Lifeboat Station · 0.3 km

  Ayr Lifeboat Station was latterly located next to the River Ayr near New Bridge, on South Harbour Street in Ayr, a harbour town and former Royal Burgh, overlooking the Firth of Clyde and the Isle of Arran, in the coun…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)