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Crosshill

Crosshill is a village in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, with a population of around 500. There are three bus stops and the nearest railway station is Maybole, 4.4 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Crosshill 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

4°CClear

  • Today: 10° / 1° · 15% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 1° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:29Sunset 16:34

9h 5m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

28US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

10 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 10 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Maybole (4.4 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Maybole (4.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£173,126 average▲ 5.8% YoY

Across South Ayrshire · to 2026-08

Detached£317,953
Semi-detached£203,199
Terraced£153,950
Flat£101,307

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 100 kW
  • Nearest: Kit Wash (4.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds1

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:

  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,390 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 52% · Wind 48%

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 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Crosshill, South Ayrshire · 0.0 km

    Crosshill is a small village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It lies on the left bank of the Water of Girvan and 2.8 miles southeast of the town of Maybole on the B7023 road.

  • Crosshill railway station (Ayrshire) · 1.9 km

    Crosshill railway station served the village of Crosshill, South Ayrshire, Scotland, from 1860 to 1862 on the Maybole and Girvan Railway.

  • Kirkmichael, South Ayrshire · 2.8 km

    Kirkmichael is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland, located between Patna, Maybole and Straiton. It was also a civil parish. In 1991 it had a population of 647.

  • Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock · 3.0 km

    Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election from parts of the old Ayr and Carrick, Cumnoc…

  • Cloncaird Castle · 3.3 km

    Cloncaird Castle is located near the small village of Kirkmichael, around 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Maybole in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The castle lies beside the Kelsie Burn, at the centre of a 140 acres (57 ha)…

  • Craighead Limestone · 3.3 km

    The Craighead Limestone is a geologic formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Crosshill?
Crosshill is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, in the South Ayrshire local authority.
What is the population of Crosshill?
Crosshill has an approximate settlement population of 500.
How deprived is Crosshill?
The South Ayrshire local authority, which includes Crosshill, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.