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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
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

11°COvercast

  • Today: 17° / 10° · 88% rain
  • Tomorrow: 15° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:47

13h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

60US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverclyde Greenock A8, 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

18 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 17 passed
  • 0 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

£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

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:

  • 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
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,855 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

20 jobs advertised · £35,200 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Registered Nurse, Casual Catering Assistant

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 63% · Nuclear 37%

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:

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

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 km

    Fairlie 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 km

    Kelburn 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 km

    Hunterston 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.