Prestwick

13°COvercast

• Today: 15° / 13° · 22% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 14° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:46

13h 3m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · South Ayrshire Ayr Harbour, United Kingdom

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)

454 food businesses within 2 miles

• 400 passed
• 8 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£172,205 average▲ 9.9% YoY

Across South Ayrshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 161.7p · Asda (1.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 179.7p · Asda (1.3 km)

4 stations 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)

4,405 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

46 jobs advertised · £51,089 avg

e.g. MIG Welder, Panel Wirer, Care Team Leader

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 57% · Nuclear 43%

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:

• 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

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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)