Kilbirnie
Kilbirnie is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, with a population of around 7,520. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 40 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Glengarnock, 1.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kilbirnie 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
Weather
5°CClear
- Today: 10° / 3° · 21% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 4° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:29Sunset 16:35
9h 6m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
36US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · North Ayrshire Irvine High St, United Kingdom
Road safety
80 reported road collisions (2025)
40 killed or seriously injured · 116 casualties · 6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
51 food businesses within 2 miles
- 46 passed
- 1 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Glengarnock (1.8 km)
- 40 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Glengarnock (1.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£140,577 average▲ 4.8% YoY
Across North Ayrshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
10 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Kilbirnie: Garnock St. Car Park (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Sports pitches12
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds6
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:
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
SNP (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens6
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,885 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
8 jobs advertised · £33,144 avg
e.g. Festive Colleague - Twilights - Kilbirnie Superstore, Support Worker, Cleaner
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£791 median full-time weekly pay
4% 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
Nuclear 59% · Wind 41%
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:
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government374 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth179 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately139 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK129 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills104 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Kilbirnie · 0.2 kmKilbirnie is a town situated in the Garnock Valley of North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. It is around 20 miles (30 km) southwest of Glasgow and approximately 10 miles from Paisley and 13 miles from Irvine…
Walker Memorial Hall, Kilbirnie · 0.2 kmThe Walker Memorial Hall is a municipal building in Main Street, Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The structure is currently used as the offices for various local community groups as well as for the local Citizens…
- Kilbirnie South railway station · 0.5 km
Kilbirnie South railway station was a railway station serving the town of Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway (L&AR).
- Kilbirnie Loch · 0.5 km
Kilbirnie Loch is a freshwater Loch situated in the floodplain between Kilbirnie, Glengarnock and Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It runs south-west to north-east for almost 2 km (1.2 mi), is about 0.5 km (0.31 mi) w…
Kilbirnie railway station · 0.6 kmKilbirnie railway station was a railway station serving the town of Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was part of the Dalry and North Johnstone Line on the Glasgow and South Western Railway.
Nether Mill · 0.7 kmNether Mill or the Nethermiln of Kilbirnie was originally the Barony of Kilbirnie corn mill and later became a meal mill as well, located in the Parish of Kilbirnie, near Kilbirnie Loch, North Ayrshire, south-west Sco…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kilbirnie?
- Kilbirnie is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, in the North Ayrshire local authority.
- What is the population of Kilbirnie?
- Kilbirnie has an approximate settlement population of 7,520.
- How deprived is Kilbirnie?
- The North Ayrshire local authority, which includes Kilbirnie, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.