Mossblown

5°CSunny

• Today: 11° / 4° · 12% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 3° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:23Sunset 16:39

9h 16m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · South Ayrshire Ayr High St, United Kingdom

86 reported road collisions (2025)

44 killed or seriously injured · 110 casualties · 7.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

16 food businesses within 2 miles

• 12 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Prestwick Town (5.4 km)
• 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£173,126 average▲ 5.8% YoY

Across South Ayrshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 168.7p · Asda (4.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · Asda (4.3 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

24 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: The Smithy (2.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches2
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

112,280 residents in South Ayrshire

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

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Alan Gemmell

Labour

Central Ayrshire

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

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

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,390 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£870 median full-time weekly pay

3.2% 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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 59% · Nuclear 41% · Solar 0%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Central Ayrshire:

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government402 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth146 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK114 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately110 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills78 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

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

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  Mossblown · 0.2 km

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  Annbank railway station · 0.2 km

  Annbank railway station was a railway station serving the villages of Annbank and Mossblown, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was part of the Ayr to Mauchline Branch of the Glasgow and South Western Railway.

• Drumley House School · 0.4 km

  Drumley House School was a private preparatory school in Mossblown, Ayrshire, Scotland, a few miles from the town of Ayr.

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  Weston Bridge Halt railway station · 1.4 km

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• Annbank United F.C. · 1.9 km

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  Auchincruive · 2.0 km

  Auchincruive is a former country house and estate in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Ayr, on the north bank of the River Ayr. Auchincruive House was built in the 18th century on t…

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