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Ayr

Ayr is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, with a population of around 46,260. It has around 1 park or green space, around 5 restaurants and cafés, 8 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Ayr, 3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ayr area — all from official UK open data.

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

Council
South Ayrshire
County
Ayrshire and Arran
Constituency
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Police force
Scotland
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

13°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 15° / 13° · 23% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 14° · 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

57US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Renfrewshire Johnston, 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

428 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 373 passed
  • 8 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

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

Live trains from Ayr (0.7 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: 161.7p · Asda (3.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 179.7p · Asda (3.1 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

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

Sport & leisure

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

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

Your MP

Elaine Stewart

Labour

Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Recent votes:

  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,405 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

321 jobs advertised · £39,121 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Vehicle Technician, Supply Youth Worker - Various Locations - SOA12937 - SOA12937

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

Grid electricity

99% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 63% · Wind 35% · Imports 1% · Biomass 0%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Ayr?
Ayr is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, in the South Ayrshire local authority.
What is the population of Ayr?
Ayr has an approximate settlement population of 46,260.
How deprived is Ayr?
The South Ayrshire local authority, which includes Ayr, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.