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Stewarton

Stewarton is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, with a population of around 7,140. It has 2 GP surgeries, 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, 13 restaurants and cafés, and 8 bus stops, with the nearest railway station being Stewarton, 0.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Stewarton 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

15°COvercast

  • Today: 19° / 12° · 90% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:46Sunset 19:40

12h 54m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Renfrewshire Johnston, United Kingdom

Road safety

70 reported road collisions (2024)

33 killed or seriously injured · 116 casualties · 5.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

57 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 42 passed
  • 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Stewarton (0.3 km)
  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Stewarton (0.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£138,898 average 10.1% YoY

Across East Ayrshire · to 2026-06

Detached£270,368
Semi-detached£153,389
Terraced£121,011
Flat£77,604

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 163.7p · Asda (8.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (8.9 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Avenue Square Car Park, Stewarton (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches8
  • Playgrounds12

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:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens6
  • Restaurants & cafés14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,940 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

7 jobs advertised · £45,001 avg

e.g. Online Primary school Tutor - Part Time, Online Psychology Tutor - Part Time, Teacher, Lainshaw Primary School, Stewarton - EAY12751

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 80% · Nuclear 20%

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Stewarton · 0.1 km

    Stewarton is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. In comparison to the neighbouring towns of Kilmaurs, Fenwick, Dunlop and Lugton, it is a relatively large town, with a population estimated at over 7,400. It is 300 feet…

  • Stewarton railway station · 0.3 km

    Stewarton railway station is a railway station in the town of Stewarton, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.

  • Lands of Cocklebie · 0.3 km

    The Lands of Cocklebie or Cocklebee formed an estate possessing a common border with the estates of Lainshaw, the Corsehill, and the town of Stewarton, East Ayrshire, Parish of Stewarton, Scotland.

  • Cairnduff · 0.8 km

    Cairnduff, Cairn Duff or Carn Duff is a roughly circular Bronze Age burial cairn, located on the lands of High Peacockbank Farm near the town of Stewarton in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It was built around 3000 years ago.

  • Stewarton Academy · 0.9 km

    Stewarton Academy is a 11–18 co-educational, non-denominational secondary school in the town of Stewarton, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The current Head Teacher of Stewarton Academy is Mr John Stuart. As of August 2024, S…

  • Barony of Peacockbank · 1.1 km

    The Barony of Peacockbank was in the old feudal Baillerie of Cunninghame, near Stewarton in what is now East Ayrshire, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Stewarton?
Stewarton is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, in the East Ayrshire local authority.
What is the population of Stewarton?
Stewarton has an approximate settlement population of 7,140.
How deprived is Stewarton?
The East Ayrshire local authority, which includes Stewarton, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.