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Irvine

Irvine is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, with a population of around 34,130. It has around 7 restaurants and cafés, 3 pharmacies, 2 GPs & clinics, 1 supermarket, 20 bus stops, and Irvine station is 1.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Irvine 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
Central Ayrshire
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

12°COvercast

  • Today: 19° / 12° · 82% rain
  • Tomorrow: 15° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 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

27US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Ayrshire Ayr Harbour, 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

234 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 203 passed
  • 9 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Irvine (1.5 km)
  • 18 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Irvine (1.6 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)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 163.7p · Asda (10.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (10.7 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

18 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: The Circuit, Quarry Road, Irvine (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Sports pitches21
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds22

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

Alan Gemmell

Labour

Central Ayrshire

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools12
  • GPs & clinics3
  • Pharmacies4
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens12
  • Restaurants & cafés17

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,855 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

175 jobs advertised · £36,786 avg

e.g. Fraud Specialist, Pipefitter, Vehicle Technician

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 73% · Nuclear 28%

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 Central Ayrshire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Irvine, North Ayrshire · 0.4 km

    Irvine is a town and former royal burgh on the coast of the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland. In 2022, The town had a population of 33,998 inhabitants, making it the largest settlement in North Ayrshire, and…

  • Girdle Toll · 0.4 km

    Girdle Toll is an area of Irvine, North Ayrshire.

  • Trindlemoss Loch · 0.4 km

    Trindlemoss Loch, Scott's / Scot's Loch or the Loch of Irvine was situated in a low-lying area running from Ravenspark to near Stanecastle and down to Lockwards, now represented only by the playing fields off Bank Str…

  • Irvine Bank Street railway station · 0.7 km

    Irvine Bank Street railway station was a railway station serving the town of Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.

  • Saint Inan · 0.7 km

    Saint Inan (Evan) was the patron saint of Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, where he is said to have resided during the 9th century AD. He is reputed to have come as a monk of the Celtic Church from Iona Abbey, and to have…

  • Irvine Meadow XI F.C. · 0.8 km

    Irvine Meadow XI Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in Irvine, North Ayrshire. They currently compete in the West of Scotland League Premier Division. The club's home ground is Meadow Park in central Irv…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Irvine?
Irvine is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, in the North Ayrshire local authority.
What is the population of Irvine?
Irvine has an approximate settlement population of 34,130.
How deprived is Irvine?
The North Ayrshire local authority, which includes Irvine, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.