Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock is a town in the county of Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, with a population of around 46,970. It has 1 school, 1 GP surgery, 3 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and around 47 restaurants and cafés, along with 41 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Kilmarnock, 0.9 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kilmarnock 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
15°COvercast
- Today: 16° / 9° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 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
57US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · South Ayrshire Ayr Harbour, 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
444 food businesses within 2 miles
- 327 passed
- 13 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Kilmarnock (0.2 km)
- 33 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Kilmarnock (0.2 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 (1.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (1.2 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
22 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: East George Street Car Park, Kilmarnock (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres5
- Gyms2
- Sports pitches40
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds14
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
- Schools10
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets6
- Parks & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés48
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,940 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
285 jobs advertised · £39,998 avg
e.g. Welder, Customer Service Representative Lloyds Banking Group Disputes, Pipefitter
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
96% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 72% · Solar 16% · Wind 7% · Imports 4%
1 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
2021 Kilmarnock incidents · 0.1 kmOn 4 February 2021, three separate fatal incidents occurred in Kilmarnock, Scotland. The incidents were thought to be linked and involved the same 40-year-old man, Steven Robertson. In the first incident, a woman died…
Kilmarnock · 0.1 kmKilmarnock, meaning "the church of Mernóc", also colloquially referred to as Killie, is a town and former burgh in East Ayrshire situated in southwest Scotland. The town has served as the administrative centre of East…
George Hotel, Kilmarnock · 0.1 kmThe George Hotel is a former 5–star hotel located in Kilmarnock, Scotland. The building, on the corner of Portland Street, was completed in 1823 and opened the following year as The George Inn. The building was design…
- Kilmarnock railway viaduct · 0.1 km
Kilmarnock railway viaduct, known locally as The Viaduct, is a railway viaduct crossing the town centre of Kilmarnock, and was constructed between 1843 and 1850. The bridge begins at Kilmarnock railway station and lea…

Laigh Kirk, Kilmarnock · 0.2 kmThe Laigh Kirk is a church in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland and has a remake of Homeless Jesus.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kilmarnock?
- Kilmarnock is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, in the East Ayrshire local authority.
- What is the population of Kilmarnock?
- Kilmarnock has an approximate settlement population of 46,970.
- How deprived is Kilmarnock?
- The East Ayrshire local authority, which includes Kilmarnock, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.