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
Weather
17°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
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
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
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:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s264 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership243 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office240 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test153 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth145 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Mossblown · 0.2 kmMossblown is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It had an estimated population of 2,100 in 2020.
Annbank railway station · 0.2 kmAnnbank 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 kmWeston 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 kmAuchincruive 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.