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Muirkirk

Muirkirk is a village in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, with a population of around 1,540. There are around 1 restaurants and cafés. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Muirkirk area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the East Ayrshire area is more deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
East Ayrshire
County
Ayrshire and Arran
Constituency
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
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

10°CFog

  • Today: 16° / 10° · 90% rain
  • Tomorrow: 14° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:44

13h 3m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

42US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Hamilton, United Kingdom

Road safety

70 reported road collisions (2024)

33 killed or seriously injured · 116 casualties · 5.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

22 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 16 passed
  • 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£138,898 average 10.1% YoY

Across East Ayrshire · to 2026-06

Detached£270,368
Semi-detached£153,389
Terraced£121,011
Flat£77,604

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Sports pitches6
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

121,350 residents in East Ayrshire

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 23%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in Scotland

15% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 31% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Lillian Jones

Labour

Kilmarnock and Loudoun

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,940 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£733 median full-time weekly pay

3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,603 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 62% · Nuclear 38%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.6
  • Happiness yesterday7.4
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Kilmarnock and Loudoun:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Muirkirk · 0.2 km

    Muirkirk is a small village in East Ayrshire, southwest Scotland. It is located on the north bank of the River Ayr, between Cumnock and Glenbuck on the A70.

  • Muirkirk railway station · 0.8 km

    Muirkirk railway station was a railway station serving the village of Muirkirk, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

  • Garpel Water · 1.4 km

    The Garpel Water is a river near Muirkirk, Scotland. It flows under the Sanquhar bridge and Tibbie's Brig. It flows into the River Ayr.

  • Glenbuck railway station · 5.3 km

    Glenbuck railway station served the village of Glenbuck in Ayrshire, Scotland.

  • Glenbuck · 5.7 km

    Glenbuck is a small, remote village in East Ayrshire. It is nestled in the hills 3 miles (5 km) east of Muirkirk, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

  • Greenock Water · 6.5 km

    Greenock Water is a river in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It flows out of the Dippal Burn, about 2 miles south of Dungavel Hill. A tributary of the River Ayr, it joins it about 4 miles west of the small town of Muirkirk.…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Muirkirk?
Muirkirk is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, in the East Ayrshire local authority.
What is the population of Muirkirk?
Muirkirk has an approximate settlement population of 1,540.
How deprived is Muirkirk?
The East Ayrshire local authority, which includes Muirkirk, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.