Fairlie
Fairlie is a village in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, with a population of around 1,440. It has around 1 restaurant or café and is served by 1.6 km to the nearest railway station at Fairlie. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Fairlie 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
Weather
5°CClear
- Today: 9° / 4° · 27% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:34Sunset 16:31
8h 58m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
18US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Greenock A8 Roadside, United Kingdom
Road safety
80 reported road collisions (2025)
40 killed or seriously injured · 116 casualties · 6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
18 food businesses within 2 miles
- 16 passed
- 1 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Fairlie (0.5 km)
- 5 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Fairlie (0.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£140,577 average▲ 4.8% YoY
Across North Ayrshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
11 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Largs Yaht Haven (2.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches2
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds4
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:
- AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
SNP (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,885 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
12 jobs advertised · £51,391 avg
e.g. Delivery Driver, Associate Dentist (Visa sponsorship), Nights Manager
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£791 median full-time weekly pay
4% 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 58% · Nuclear 43%
0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for South 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:
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government374 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth179 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately139 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK129 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills104 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Fairlie Castle · 0.4 km
Fairlie Castle is a restored oblong tower castle located on a natural rounded knoll situated above a precipitous section of the Fairlie Glen near the town of Fairlie in the old Barony of Fairlie, Parish of Largs, Nort…
- Fairlie, North Ayrshire · 0.5 km
Fairlie is a village in North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland.
Fairlie railway station · 0.5 kmFairlie railway station serves the village of Fairlie, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
- Fairlie Pier railway station · 0.8 km
Fairlie Pier railway station was a railway station serving the village of Fairlie, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station allowed train passengers to link with ferry sailings to Great Cumbrae, Arran and the Isle of Bute.
Kelburn Castle · 1.8 kmKelburn Castle is a large house near Fairlie, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is the seat of the Earl of Glasgow. Originally built in the thirteenth century it was remodelled in the sixteenth century. In 1700, the first…
Hunterston Terminal · 2.1 kmHunterston Terminal, in North Ayrshire, Scotland, was an iron ore and coal-handling port located at Fairlie on the Firth of Clyde, operated by Clydeport which was taken over by The Peel Group in 2003. It lies south of…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fairlie?
- Fairlie is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, in the North Ayrshire local authority.
- What is the population of Fairlie?
- Fairlie has an approximate settlement population of 1,440.
- How deprived is Fairlie?
- The North Ayrshire local authority, which includes Fairlie, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.