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Symington (South Ayrshire)

Symington (South Ayrshire) is a village in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland. It has 1 pharmacy and around 2 restaurants and cafés, with 1 bus stop and the nearest railway station being Prestwick International Airport, 5.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Symington (South Ayrshire) area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the South Ayrshire area is around the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
South 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

10°COvercast

  • Today: 15° / 10° · 67% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:48

13h 8m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

70US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Ayrshire Ayr Harbour, United Kingdom

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

17 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 15 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Prestwick International Airport (5.6 km)
  • 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Prestwick International Airport (5.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£172,205 average 9.9% YoY

Across South Ayrshire · to 2026-06

Detached£320,351
Semi-detached£200,973
Terraced£152,277
Flat£100,468

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 159.7p · Asda (8.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (8.1 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

24 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Hansel, Murdoch House (1.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches4
  • Playgrounds9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

112,280 residents in South Ayrshire

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

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

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

Your MP

Alan Gemmell

Labour

Central Ayrshire

Recent votes:

  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,405 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 81% · Nuclear 19%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Central Ayrshire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Symington, South Ayrshire · 0.2 km

    Symington is a conservation village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located in Symington parish, covering 0.41 square kilometres, and lies close to the A77 road from Ayr to Glasgow. Its church, built in 1160, remai…

  • Helenton Loch · 1.0 km

    Helenton Loch was situated in a low lying area between the farms and dwellings of Helentongate, Mains, and Burnbank in the Parish of Symington, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The loch was natural, sitting in a hollow, a ke…

  • Coodham · 1.5 km

    Coodham, also previously known as Cowdam or Cowdams, is a place near Symington in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The lands were held by the Mure family in the 14th century.

  • Clevens Loch, Ayrshire · 1.9 km

    Clevens Loch was a substantial freshwater loch situated in a low-lying area below Clevance Farm and Langholm Farm in Dundonald parish, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

  • Craigie Castle · 2.5 km

    Craigie Castle, in the old Barony of Craigie, is a ruined fortification situated about 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Kilmarnock and 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Craigie village, in the Civil Parish of Craigie, South A…

  • Kerse Castle, East Ayrshire · 2.5 km

    Kerse Castle or Carse Castle is a ruined fortification once held by the Craufurd Clan, situated in the Parish of Dalrymple, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Symington (South Ayrshire)?
Symington (South Ayrshire) is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, in the South Ayrshire local authority.
How deprived is Symington (South Ayrshire)?
The South Ayrshire local authority, which includes Symington (South Ayrshire), is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.