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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
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

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

Detached£270,368
Semi-detached£153,389
Terraced£121,011
Flat£77,604

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • 2021 Kilmarnock incidents · 0.1 km

    On 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 km

    Kilmarnock, 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 km

    The 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…

  • Kilmarnock bus station · 0.1 km

    Kilmarnock bus station is a bus station in Kilmarnock, Scotland.

  • Laigh Kirk, Kilmarnock · 0.2 km

    The Laigh Kirk is a church in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland and has a remake of Homeless Jesus.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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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.