Largs

7°CCloudy

• Today: 10° / 3° · 20% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 4° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:30Sunset 16:35

9h 6m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

10US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Greenock A8 Roadside, United Kingdom

80 reported road collisions (2025)

40 killed or seriously injured · 116 casualties · 6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

107 food businesses within 2 miles

• 95 passed
• 4 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Largs (0.7 km)
• 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£140,577 average▲ 4.8% YoY

Across North Ayrshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

8 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Viking Centre, Largs (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches12
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

133,660 residents in North Ayrshire

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Irene Campbell

Labour

North Ayrshire and Arran

Source: UK Parliament

SNP (minority)

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

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens6
• Restaurants & cafés21

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,885 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

20 jobs advertised · £44,506 avg

e.g. Care Assistant, Associate Dentist (Visa sponsorship), Cleaner

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 68% · Wind 32%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

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

• 
  Brooksby House Hospital · 0.3 km

  Brooksby House Hospital is a community hospital in the North Ayrshire region in Scotland. It is managed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran. It is a Category A listed building.

• Barrfields · 0.4 km

  Barrfields is a public recreation space on the site of Mansefield House in Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland, originally given to the Largs Town Council in the 1920s, now owned by North Ayrshire Council and a leisure…

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  Barrfields Pavilion · 0.5 km

  The Barrfields Pavilion Theatre is a 500-seat theatre at Barrfields, Largs, North Ayrshire.

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  Skelmorlie Aisle · 0.5 km

  The Skelmorlie Aisle of Largs Old Kirk is the remains of a church in the town of Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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  Brisbane Aisle · 0.5 km

  The Brisbane Aisle is a small 17th century free-standing burial vault, built for the Shaws of Kelsoland and situated in the grounds of the 'Largs Old Kirk', Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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  Largs Lifeboat Station · 0.5 km

  Largs Lifeboat Station is located at the junction of Greenock Road and Barfields, in the seaside town of Largs, which sits overlooking the Firth of Clyde, in North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)