West Kilbride

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• Today: 13° / 9° · 69% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 4° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:23Sunset 16:42

9h 19m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

33US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · North Ayrshire Irvine High St, United Kingdom

80 reported road collisions (2025)

40 killed or seriously injured · 116 casualties · 6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

38 food businesses within 2 miles

• 34 passed
• 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: West Kilbride (1.0 km)
• 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£140,577 average▲ 4.8% YoY

Across North Ayrshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 169.7p · Asda (6.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 194.7p · Asda (6.1 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

8 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Seamill Hydro (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Sports pitches5
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

133,660 residents in North Ayrshire

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

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Irene Campbell

Labour

North Ayrshire and Arran

Source: UK Parliament

SNP (minority)

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

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,885 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

6 jobs advertised · £66,440 avg

e.g. Blinds and Curtains Installer, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver, Shuttering Joiner

Source: Adzuna

£791 median full-time weekly pay

4% 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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 66% · Nuclear 34%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

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

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government374 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth179 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately139 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK129 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills104 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

• 
  Seamill · 0.7 km

  Seamill is a village in North Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland, about 5 miles north of Ardrossan and 8 miles south of Largs, on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde.

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  West Kilbride · 0.9 km

  West Kilbride is a small town and historic parish in North Ayrshire, Scotland, on the west coast by the Firth of Clyde, looking across the Firth of Clyde to Goat Fell and the Isle of Arran. West Kilbride and adjoining…

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  West Kilbride railway station · 1.0 km

  West Kilbride railway station is a railway station that serves the village of West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.

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  Law Castle · 1.1 km

  Law Castle is situated on the lower slopes of Law Hill on the edge of West Kilbride, in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is around 200 metres (660 ft) from the railway station.

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  Law Hill · 1.4 km

  Law Hill is a hill overlooking the North Ayrshire town of West Kilbride, Scotland. The Firth of Clyde can be seen from the hill, with the hills of Arran beyond.

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  Portencross · 2.9 km

  Portencross is a hamlet near Farland Head in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Situated about three kilometres west of Seamill and about two kilometres south of Hunterston B nuclear power station, it is noted for Portencross…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)