Newmilns is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, in the East Ayrshire local authority.

What is the population of Newmilns?

Newmilns has an approximate settlement population of 2,980.

How deprived is Newmilns?

The East Ayrshire local authority, which includes Newmilns, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.

Newmilns

Newmilns is a village in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, with a population of around 2,980. It has 4 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Newmilns 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

9°CMist

Today: 12° / 9° · 26% rain
Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:18Sunset 16:42

9h 24m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

40US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Glasgow Waulkmillglen Reservoir, United Kingdom

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

63 food businesses within 2 miles

40 passed
3 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Kilmarnock (11.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£138,206 average▲ 3.6% YoY

Across East Ayrshire · to 2026-08

Detached£265,173

Semi-detached£153,557

Terraced£120,975

Flat£77,399

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 169.7p · Asda (10.3 km)
Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Asda (10.3 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 50 kW
Nearest: Ranoldcoup Road, Darvel (2.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches5
Playgrounds4

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:

AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP (minority)

Lab 7
Con 4
Oth 14

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

Amenities nearby

Schools1
GPs & clinics1
Parks & greens9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,960 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

1 jobs advertised

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver

Source: Adzuna

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 73% · Nuclear 27%

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:

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

Notable places nearby

Newmilns Tower · 0.1 km
Newmilns Tower is a 16th-century tower house, on Main Street, Newmilns, north of the River Irvine, East Ayrshire, Scotland. It may also be called Newmilns Castle or Ducat Tower.
Newmilns · 0.3 km
Newmilns is a village in the burgh of Newmilns and Greenholm, in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It has a population of 3,057 people and lies on the A71, around seven miles east of Kilmarnock and twenty-five miles southwest…
Loudoun · 0.3 km
Loudoun applies to both a parish and earldom in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The latter title is now honorific, and both the parish and earldom had different landed extents attached to them. Loudoun lies between five and…
Castle and Lands of Auchruglen · 0.5 km
The Castle and Lands of Auchruglen (NS5365436797) was a peel tower in the old district of Kyle held at different times by the Nesbitt and Campbell Clans and located near Newmilns, Parish of Galston, East Ayrshire, Sco…
Kilmarnock and Loudoun (UK Parliament constituency) · 2.3 km
Kilmarnock and Loudoun is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system. It has been repres…
Darvel Music Festival · 2.6 km
Darvel Music Festival is a music festival that has been held in the town of Darvel, East Ayrshire, Ayrshire, Scotland, since 2002.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Newmilns?: Newmilns is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, in the East Ayrshire local authority.
What is the population of Newmilns?: Newmilns has an approximate settlement population of 2,980.
How deprived is Newmilns?: The East Ayrshire local authority, which includes Newmilns, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.