Fenwick
Fenwick is a village in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, with a population of around 1,070. It has 1 bus stop and the nearest railway station is Stewarton, 5.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Fenwick area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the East Ayrshire area is more deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
- Council
- East Ayrshire
- County
- Ayrshire and Arran
- Constituency
- Kilmarnock and Loudoun
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
12°COvercast
- Today: 16° / 9° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:43
12h 59m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
46US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Glasgow Waulkmillglen Reservoir, United Kingdom
Road safety
70 reported road collisions (2024)
33 killed or seriously injured · 116 casualties · 5.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
20 food businesses within 2 miles
- 14 passed
- 1 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Stewarton (5.6 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stewarton (5.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£138,898 average▲ 10.1% YoY
Across East Ayrshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 163.7p · Asda (6.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (6.9 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
20 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Kilmarnock (4.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches3
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
121,350 residents in East Ayrshire
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in Scotland
15% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 31% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020
Your MP
Lillian Jones
Labour
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure 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
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
SNP (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,940 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
10 jobs advertised · £27,976 avg
e.g. Become a Chemistry Tutor in Fenwick (East Ayrshire) – Flexible & Remote, Online Chemistry Tutoring Job in Fenwick (East Ayrshire) – Flexible Schedule, Night Care Assistant
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£733 median full-time weekly pay
3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,603 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Grid electricity
100% low-carbon electricity
Wind 65% · Nuclear 36%
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)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Kilmarnock and Loudoun:
- Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings340 local signatures · 11,744 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership319 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s299 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office235 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth188 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Fenwick, East Ayrshire · 0.3 km
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Waterside, East Ayrshire · 2.1 kmWaterside is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, situated about five miles north of Galston on the Craufurdland Water in the Parish of Fenwick. It lies a few miles north of Moscow on the A719 and had a population of…
Craufurdland Castle · 2.6 kmCraufurdland Castle is a rebuilt tower house, originating in the 16th century, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north east of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, north of the Craufurdland Water.
Rowallan Castle · 3.2 kmRowallan Castle is an ancient castle located in Scotland. The castle stands on the banks of the Carmel Water, which may at one time have run much closer to the low eminence upon which the original castle stood, justif…
Kilmarnock and Loudoun (district) · 3.3 kmKilmarnock and Loudoun was one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996.
Moscow, East Ayrshire · 3.6 kmMoscow is a hamlet in East Ayrshire in Scotland. It is on the A719 road some 4 miles east of Kilmarnock. In 2006 its population was reported as 118. It is represented in the "Galston West and Hurlford North" ward of E…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fenwick?
- Fenwick is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, in the East Ayrshire local authority.
- What is the population of Fenwick?
- Fenwick has an approximate settlement population of 1,070.
- How deprived is Fenwick?
- The East Ayrshire local authority, which includes Fenwick, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.