Prestwick

6°CClear

• Today: 11° / 6° · 11% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:30Sunset 16:33

9h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · South Ayrshire Ayr Harbour, United Kingdom

86 reported road collisions (2025)

44 killed or seriously injured · 110 casualties · 7.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

452 food businesses within 2 miles

• 404 passed
• 6 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Newton-on-Ayr (1.2 km)
• 30 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£173,126 average▲ 5.8% YoY

Across South Ayrshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (1.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · Asda (1.3 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

31 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: Prestwick, Bellevue Road Car Park (1.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres5
• Gyms1
• Sports pitches40
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds23

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

112,280 residents in South Ayrshire

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 57%
• 65+: 28%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Alan Gemmell

Labour

Central Ayrshire

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

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

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets5
• Parks & greens43
• Restaurants & cafés19

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,390 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

27 jobs advertised · £38,375 avg

e.g. GE Aerospace Quality - 12 Month Placement, Research and Technology Intern- Summer 2027, GE Aerospace Supply Chain Management - 12 Month Placement

Source: Adzuna

£870 median full-time weekly pay

3.2% 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

100% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 55% · Wind 45%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Central Ayrshire:

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government402 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth146 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK114 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately110 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills78 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

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

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  Heathfield Hospital · 0.2 km

  Heathfield Hospital was a health facility in Heathfield Road, Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

• Kingcase Parish Church · 0.3 km

  Kingcase Parish Church is located in South Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is a parish church in the Church of Scotland, within the presbytery of Ayr.

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  Centrum Arena (Prestwick) · 0.4 km

  The Centrum Arena was a 2,733 seat ice arena in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland that opened on 25 August 1996. The arena was used during the winter months for recreational ice skating and ice hockey matches. In th…

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  Heathfield, South Ayrshire · 0.6 km

  Heathfield is a major district of Ayr, Scotland. Heathfield is on the borders of Ayr and Prestwick and is located beside the A77 Ayr by-pass. The Whitletts roundabout in Heathfield is the main roundabout connecting…

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  Newton Loch, South Ayrshire · 1.0 km

  Newton Loch was situated in a low-lying area near Newton-on-Ayr, South Ayrshire, just south of the old South and West Sanquhar Farms. It is now (2016) only visible as remnant heath land and surface darkening in pastur…

• The Oval (Prestwick) · 1.1 km

  St. Ninian's Park is a public park located in the centre of Prestwick, South Ayrshire. The Park was created in 1954 on a site in the centre of Prestwick, previously occupied by farmland. The public park consists of 2…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)