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Loans

Loans is a village in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, with a population of around 730. There are around 1 supermarket and 2 restaurants and cafés, along with 2 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Barassie, 2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Loans area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the South Ayrshire area is around the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
South Ayrshire
County
Ayrshire and Arran
Constituency
Central Ayrshire
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

14°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 15° / 10° · 67% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:48

13h 8m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

78US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Ayrshire Ayr Harbour, United Kingdom

Road safety

65 reported road collisions (2024)

32 killed or seriously injured · 93 casualties · 5.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

126 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 111 passed
  • 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Barassie (2.0 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Barassie (2.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£172,205 average▲ 9.9% YoY

Across South Ayrshire · to 2026-06

Detached£320,351
Semi-detached£200,973
Terraced£152,277
Flat£100,468

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 159.7p · Asda (8.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (8.1 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

21 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Troon Railway Station, Troon (2.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches14
  • Golf courses3
  • Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

112,280 residents in South Ayrshire

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 57%
  • 65+: 28%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in Scotland

10% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 18% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Alan Gemmell

Labour

Central Ayrshire

Recent votes:

  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens13
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,405 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£870 median full-time weekly pay

3.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,714 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 74% · Nuclear 19% · Solar 7%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile8.0
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Central Ayrshire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Loans, South Ayrshire · 0.0 km

    Loans is a village in South Ayrshire near Troon, Scotland. It is located in Dundonald parish on the A759 at the junction with the B746 and a minor road to Dundonald.

  • Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club · 1.3 km

    Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club is a golf club and course in Barassie on the west coast of Scotland. Formed as Ossington Golf Club in 1887, the first course was at Holmes Farm in Kilmarnock. The Club quickly became Ki…

  • Marr RFC · 1.7 km

    Marr RFC is a rugby union team based in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland. The men's side play in the Scottish National League Division One. The women's side play in the Scottish Women's West Two.

  • Barassie · 1.8 km

    Barassie is a former village on the east shore of the Firth of Clyde in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Today it serves as a suburb outside the northern edge of Troon.

  • Clevens Loch, Ayrshire · 2.0 km

    Clevens Loch was a substantial freshwater loch situated in a low-lying area below Clevance Farm and Langholm Farm in Dundonald parish, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

  • Barassie railway station · 2.0 km

    Barassie railway station is a railway station serving Barassie, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Loans?
Loans is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, in the South Ayrshire local authority.
What is the population of Loans?
Loans has an approximate settlement population of 730.
How deprived is Loans?
The South Ayrshire local authority, which includes Loans, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.