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Mossblown

Mossblown is a village in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, with a population of around 2,090. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 5 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Prestwick Town, 5.4 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Mossblown 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

16°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 19° / 12° · 90% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:46Sunset 19:40

12h 54m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · South Ayrshire Ayr High St, 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

15 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 12 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

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

Live trains from Prestwick Town (5.4 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: 161.7p · Asda (4.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 179.7p · Asda (4.3 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

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

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds4

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:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,405 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

4 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Accounting Tutoring Job in Mossblown – Flexible Schedule, Become a Maths Tutor in Mossblown – Flexible & Remote, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

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 76% · Nuclear 19% · Solar 5%

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

  • Mossblown · 0.2 km

    Mossblown is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It had an estimated population of 2,100 in 2020.

  • 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.

  • Weston Bridge Halt railway station · 1.4 km

    Weston Bridge Platform railway station or Weston Bridge Halt railway station was opened to serve miners travelling to the Ayr Colliery No. 9 Pit that stood near Annbank and those from the village that worked at other…

  • Annbank United F.C. · 1.9 km

    Annbank United Football Club are a Scottish football club from Annbank, South Ayrshire. Formed in 1939, they are based at New Pebble Park and are nicknamed "The Bankies". Prior to abeyance, they competed in the West o…

  • 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…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Mossblown?
Mossblown is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, in the South Ayrshire local authority.
What is the population of Mossblown?
Mossblown has an approximate settlement population of 2,090.
How deprived is Mossblown?
The South Ayrshire local authority, which includes Mossblown, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.