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Brodick

Brodick is a village in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, with a population of around 830. It has 24 bus stops, one GP surgery, and around 7 restaurants and cafés. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Brodick area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the North Ayrshire area is more deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
North Ayrshire
County
Ayrshire and Arran
Constituency
North Ayrshire and Arran
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

14°COvercast

  • Today: 15° / 10° · 24% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:47Sunset 19:45

12h 59m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

59US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Ayrshire Ayr Harbour, United Kingdom

Road safety

87 reported road collisions (2024)

39 killed or seriously injured · 107 casualties · 6.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

29 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 24 passed
  • 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 24 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£141,756 average▲ 2.2% YoY

Across North Ayrshire · to 2026-06

Detached£283,607
Semi-detached£166,174
Terraced£129,760
Flat£88,745

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

5 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Shore Road Car Park (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches5
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

133,660 residents in North Ayrshire

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 60%
  • 65+: 25%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in Scotland

16% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 40% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Irene Campbell

Labour

North Ayrshire and Arran

Recent votes:

  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens6
  • Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,855 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

9 jobs advertised · £27,123 avg

e.g. Customer Team Member, Online Guitar Tutor - Part Time, Online Guitar Tutoring Job in Brodick – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£791 median full-time weekly pay

4.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,062 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 64% · Solar 36%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.6
  • Happiness yesterday7.4
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Ayrshire and Arran:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Brodick · 0.4 km

    Brodick is the main village on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It is halfway along the east coast of the island, in Brodick Bay below Goat Fell, the tallest mountain on Arran. The name is derived f…

  • Strathwhillan · 0.7 km

    Strathwhillan is a tiny community on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It is really a suburb of the much larger village of Brodick. There are no amenities to speak of in the area, save for a local gue…

  • Home Farm, Brodick · 1.6 km

    Home Farm was the estate farm for Brodick Castle. It now houses a series of tourist enterprises including a cheese shop and Arran Aromatics.

  • Cladach · 1.9 km

    Note: Cladach is a general Scottish Gaelic word for "beach" or "shore" and occurs in many Scottish placenames

  • Arran hydro-electric schemes · 1.9 km

    There are four hydro-electric schemes on the Isle of Arran, an island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. Three were installed during the early 21st century, but the first on the island was installed in 1909.

  • Arran War Memorial Hospital · 4.1 km

    The Arran War Memorial Hospital is a healthcare facility located in Lamlash on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. It has seventeen staffed beds for in-patient medical care, x-ray facilities, and is the base for a community…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Brodick?
Brodick is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, in the North Ayrshire local authority.
What is the population of Brodick?
Brodick has an approximate settlement population of 830.
How deprived is Brodick?
The North Ayrshire local authority, which includes Brodick, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.