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Saltcoats

Saltcoats is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, with a population of around 12,250. It has around 5 restaurants and cafés, 49 bus stops, and Saltcoats railway station is 1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Saltcoats area — all from official UK open data.

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

Council
North Ayrshire
County
Ayrshire and Arran
Constituency
North Ayrshire and Arran
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

13°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 17° / 12° · 85% rain
  • Tomorrow: 15° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:47Sunset 19:41

12h 54m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

27US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Ayrshire Ayr Harbour, United Kingdom

Road safety

87 reported road collisions (2024)

39 killed or seriously injured · 107 casualties · 6.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

219 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 188 passed
  • 10 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Saltcoats (0.3 km)
  • 42 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Saltcoats (0.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£141,756 average 2.2% YoY

Across North Ayrshire · to 2026-06

Detached£283,607
Semi-detached£166,174
Terraced£129,760
Flat£88,745

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 163.7p · Asda (2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Morrisons (3.2 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

22 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Union Street Car Park (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches25
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

133,660 residents in North Ayrshire

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 60%
  • 65+: 25%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in Scotland

16% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 40% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Irene Campbell

Labour

North Ayrshire and Arran

Recent votes:

  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools10
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens8
  • Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,855 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

19 jobs advertised · £35,917 avg

e.g. Welder, Electrician, Sheet Metal Worker

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£791 median full-time weekly pay

4.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,062 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 75% · Nuclear 25%

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)3.5

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Ayrshire and Arran:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Saltcoats railway station · 0.2 km

    Saltcoats railway station is a railway station serving the town of Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.

  • Saltcoats · 0.3 km

    Saltcoats is a town on the west coast of North Ayrshire, Scotland. The name is derived from the town's earliest industry when salt was harvested from the sea water of the Firth of Clyde, carried out in small cottages…

  • Saltcoats Town Hall · 0.3 km

    Saltcoats Town Hall is a municipal building and former cinema in Countess Street, Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The building, which is used by North Ayrshire Council as a hub for the delivery of local services,…

  • Saltcoats North railway station · 0.4 km

    Saltcoats North railway station was a railway station serving the town of Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.

  • Cunninghame · 0.4 km

    Cunninghame is a former comital district of Scotland and also the name of a district of the Strathclyde Region from 1975 to 1996.

  • St Andrew's Academy, North Ayrshire · 0.6 km

    St Andrew's Academy was a Roman Catholic secondary school from 1971 to 2007 in the seaside town of Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It was named after the patron saint of Scotland, Saint Andrew.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Saltcoats?
Saltcoats is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, in the North Ayrshire local authority.
What is the population of Saltcoats?
Saltcoats has an approximate settlement population of 12,250.
How deprived is Saltcoats?
The North Ayrshire local authority, which includes Saltcoats, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.