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Lamlash

Lamlash is a village in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, with a population of around 1,030. It has around 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, and around 1 restaurant or café, along with 11 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lamlash 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
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

8°CClear

  • Today: 10° / 6° · 35% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby

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 · 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

23 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 18 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 14 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£140,577 average▲ 4.8% YoY

Across North Ayrshire · to 2026-08

Detached£276,390
Semi-detached£164,878
Terraced£129,921
Flat£88,328

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

5 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Glenisle Hotel, Lamlash (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Sports pitches5
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds5

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:

  • AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens26
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,885 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

1 jobs advertised · £25,001 avg

e.g. Health Care Support Worker - NAY18029

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

Wind 100%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North 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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Holy Island, Firth of Clyde · 3.7 km

    The Holy Island or Holy Isle is an island in the Firth of Clyde, off the west coast of central Scotland, inside Lamlash Bay on the larger Isle of Arran. The island is around 3 kilometres long and around 1 kilometre wi…

  • Tighvein · 4.7 km

    Tighvein is a hill above Lamlash on the Isle of Arran in western Scotland. It is a Marilyn and the highest point on the south-eastern section of the island, south-east of the pass of Monamore Glen. Two miles from the…

  • Whiting Bay · 5.8 km

    Whiting Bay is a village located on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland four miles south of Lamlash and eight miles south of Brodick. With more than 600 inhabitants it's the third largest village on the…

  • Carn Ban, Arran · 6.0 km

    Carn Ban is a Neolithic chambered tomb located on the Isle of Arran in Scotland.

  • Eas a' Chrannaig · 6.1 km

    Eas a' Chrannaig also known as the Glenashdale Falls is a waterfall on the island of Arran, Scotland. There are a series of falls on the Glenashdale Burn, which flows from moorland near the summit of Tighvein eastward…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Lamlash?
Lamlash is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, in the North Ayrshire local authority.
What is the population of Lamlash?
Lamlash has an approximate settlement population of 1,030.
How deprived is Lamlash?
The North Ayrshire local authority, which includes Lamlash, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.