Muirkirk

7°CSunny

• Today: 8° / 3° · 14% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 3° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:28Sunset 16:31

9h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Hamilton, United Kingdom

86 reported road collisions (2025)

33 killed or seriously injured · 115 casualties · 7.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

21 food businesses within 2 miles

• 15 passed
• 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£138,206 average▲ 3.6% YoY

Across East Ayrshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Sports centres3
• Sports pitches6
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

121,350 residents in East Ayrshire

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

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Lillian Jones

Labour

Kilmarnock and Loudoun

Source: UK Parliament

SNP (minority)

• Lab 7
• Con 4
• Oth 14

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

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,960 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 56% · Wind 37% · Solar 7%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Kilmarnock and Loudoun:

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government346 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings341 local signatures · 11,850 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth188 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK113 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills108 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

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

• 
  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.

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  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.

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  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)