Symington (South Ayrshire)

19°COvercast

• Today: 19° / 12° · 90% rain
• Tomorrow: 16° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

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

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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)

17 food businesses within 2 miles

• 15 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Prestwick International Airport (5.6 km)
• 1 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 (8.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 179.7p · Asda (8.1 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

• Sports pitches4
• Playgrounds9

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)

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,405 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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 79% · Nuclear 15% · Solar 6%

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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  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…

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  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…

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  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.

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  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.

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  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…

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  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)