Girvan

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• Today: 13° / 9° · 40% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:22Sunset 16:44

9h 22m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Ayrshire Ayr Harbour, United Kingdom

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)

65 food businesses within 2 miles

• 59 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Girvan (0.6 km)
• 27 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£173,126 average▲ 5.8% YoY

Across South Ayrshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

4 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Girvan Harbour (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Sports pitches13
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

112,280 residents in South Ayrshire

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 57%
• 65+: 28%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Elaine Stewart

Labour

Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

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

• Schools4
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens18
• Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,390 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

27 jobs advertised · £39,127 avg

e.g. Banqueting Manager, Surfacing Operative, Site Engineer

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 62% · Nuclear 38%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock:

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government321 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills135 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately131 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK125 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth122 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Girvan Steeple · 0.1 km

  The Girvan Steeple is a steeple and the site of a former townhouse in Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Its popular name, "Stumpy Tower", "Stumpy Jail" or "Auld Stumpy", is derived from the Gaelic Olladh Stiom Paidh,…

• Clyde 1 (Ayrshire) · 0.1 km

  Clyde 1 Ayrshire, formerly West FM, is an Independent Local Radio station based in Glasgow, Scotland, owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK. It is a part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Ayrshire and S…

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  Girvan Lifeboat Station · 0.2 km

  Girvan Lifeboat Station can be found on Knockcushan Street in Girvan, a harbour town sitting at the mouth of the Water of Girvan, overlooking the Firth of Clyde, approximately 55 mi (89 km) south-west of Glasgow, in t…

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  Davidson Hospital · 0.4 km

  The Davidson Hospital was a health facility in Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was managed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran. It remains a Category B listed building.

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  Girvan (Old) railway station · 0.4 km

  Girvan Old railway station was a terminus station opened in Girvan, in Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland by the Maybole and Girvan Railway. Although ambitions existed to extend the line through to Stranraer it was bui…

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  Girvan · 0.5 km

  Girvan is a harbour town and burgh in Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Girvan is situated on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde, with a population of about 6,450. It lies 21 miles (34 km) south of Ayr, and 29 mile…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)