Shewalton is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, in the North Ayrshire local authority.

How deprived is Shewalton?

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

Shewalton

Shewalton is a village in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 1 bus stop, and the nearest railway station is Irvine, 2.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Shewalton 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: Central Ayrshire
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

12°COvercast

Today: 16° / 9° · 25% rain
Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:43

12h 59m 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

186 food businesses within 2 miles

163 passed
6 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Irvine (2.6 km)
0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Irvine (2.6 km):

Loading live departures…

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 (10.2 km)
Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (10.2 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

20 charging locations within ~8 km

3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 50 kW
Nearest: Park's Nissan (1.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches1
Golf courses5
Playgrounds1

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

Council control

SNP (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,855 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

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 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

Notable places nearby

Dundonald Links · 1.0 km
Dundonald Links is a golf course in North Ayrshire, Scotland. The course was designed by Willie Fernie and opened in 1911. It had an extensive renovation in the early 2000s.
Women's Scottish Open · 1.0 km
The ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open is a women's professional golf tournament in Scotland on the Ladies European Tour (LET). First played in 1986, it became a regular fixture on the tour schedule in 2010.
Gailes railway station · 1.3 km
Gailes railway station was a railway station approximately two miles south of the town of Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway.
Annick Water · 1.5 km
The Annick Water is the largest tributary of the River Irvine. The river runs from Long Loch, just inside East Renfrewshire, in a generally south-western direction through North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire, to confluen…
Greenwood Academy, Dreghorn · 2.0 km
Greenwood Academy is an 11–18 state secondary school in Dreghorn, North Ayrshire, Scotland. Between 2019 and 2020, the pupil roll was 1,263 with an average attendance rate of 88.47%. By 2022–2023, the enrolment at the…
Tanzie Well · 2.1 km
The Tanzie Well, also known as Saint Anne's Well, the Washing House Well or the Spoot is located beside the River Irvine in the Golf-fields or Golffields at the end of the footbridge across the River Irvine in Irvine,…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Shewalton?: Shewalton is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, in the North Ayrshire local authority.
How deprived is Shewalton?: The North Ayrshire local authority, which includes Shewalton, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.