Where is Whiting Bay?

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

What is the population of Whiting Bay?

Whiting Bay has an approximate settlement population of 640.

How deprived is Whiting Bay?

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

Whiting Bay

Whiting Bay is a village in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, with a population of around 640. The area features one GP surgery, one pharmacy, and around two restaurants and cafés, along with eight bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Whiting Bay 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: North Ayrshire and Arran
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

9°CClear

Today: 10° / 7° · 10% rain
Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:32Sunset 16:35

9h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

31US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Road safety

80 reported road collisions (2025)

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

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

14 food businesses within 2 miles

12 passed
2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£140,577 average▲ 4.8% YoY

Across North Ayrshire · to 2026-08

Detached£276,390

Semi-detached£164,878

Terraced£129,921

Flat£88,328

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

1 charging location within ~8 km

Fastest nearby: 22 kW
Nearest: Glenisle Hotel, Lamlash (5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches2
Golf courses1
Playgrounds2

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

Schools1
GPs & clinics1
Pharmacies1
Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,885 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£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

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 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

Notable places nearby

Whiting Bay · 0.8 km
Whiting Bay is a village located on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland four miles south of Lamlash and eight miles south of Brodick. With more than 600 inhabitants it's the third largest village on the…
Giants' Graves, Arran · 1.8 km
The Giants' Graves are the remains of two Neolithic chambered tombs on the Isle of Arran in Scotland. They are situated within 40 metres of each other, and stand on a ridge 120 metres above the sea in a clearing in a…
Eas a' Chrannaig · 2.0 km
Eas a' Chrannaig also known as the Glenashdale Falls is a waterfall on the island of Arran, Scotland. There are a series of falls on the Glenashdale Burn, which flows from moorland near the summit of Tighvein eastward…
Holy Island, Firth of Clyde · 4.0 km
The Holy Island or Holy Isle is an island in the Firth of Clyde, off the west coast of central Scotland, inside Lamlash Bay on the larger Isle of Arran. The island is around 3 kilometres long and around 1 kilometre wi…
Dippen, Arran · 4.2 km
Dippen is a settlement on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, where there is a prehistoric chambered cairn.
Tighvein · 4.7 km
Tighvein is a hill above Lamlash on the Isle of Arran in western Scotland. It is a Marilyn and the highest point on the south-eastern section of the island, south-east of the pass of Monamore Glen. Two miles from the…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Whiting Bay?: Whiting Bay is a town in Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, in the North Ayrshire local authority.
What is the population of Whiting Bay?: Whiting Bay has an approximate settlement population of 640.
How deprived is Whiting Bay?: The North Ayrshire local authority, which includes Whiting Bay, is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.