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Girvan

Girvan is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, with a population of around 6,650. It has one pharmacy and seven restaurants and cafés, 30 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Girvan, 0.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Girvan 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

5°CClear

  • Today: 10° / 3° · 23% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US 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

65 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 59 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

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

Live trains from Girvan (0.6 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

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

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Sports pitches13
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds9

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

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,390 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

27 jobs advertised · £39,127 avg

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

Source: Adzuna

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

Wind 59% · Nuclear 41%

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

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Girvan?
Girvan is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, in the South Ayrshire local authority.
What is the population of Girvan?
Girvan has an approximate settlement population of 6,650.
How deprived is Girvan?
The South Ayrshire local authority, which includes Girvan, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.