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Alloa

Alloa is a town in Clackmannan, Scotland, with a population of around 20,390. It has around 1 pharmacy and around 35 restaurants and cafés, along with 1 bus stop and the nearest railway station at Alloa, 1.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Alloa area — all from official UK open data.

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

Council
Clackmannanshire
County
Clackmannan
Constituency
Ochil and South Perthshire
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

3°CCloudy

  • Today: 9° / 2° · 29% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 3° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:26Sunset 16:30

9h 3m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

52US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Alloa A907, United Kingdom

Road safety

23 reported road collisions (2025)

8 killed or seriously injured · 27 casualties · 4.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

219 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 188 passed
  • 13 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Alloa (0.3 km)
  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Alloa (0.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£171,154 average▼ 0.5% YoY

Across Clackmannanshire · to 2026-08

Detached£321,216
Semi-detached£189,816
Terraced£146,459
Flat£94,676

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 169.7p · Asda (0.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 196.7p · Asda (0.6 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

23 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: King Street Car Park, Alloa (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches21
  • Playgrounds21

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

51,610 residents in Clackmannanshire

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 22%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in Scotland

10% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 25% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Brian Leishman

Labour

Alloa and Grangemouth

Recent votes:

  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools7
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets5
  • Parks & greens6
  • Restaurants & cafés44

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

1,435 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

126 jobs advertised · £32,433 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver, Support Practitioner – Alloa, Tendering & Proposals Engineer

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£765 median full-time weekly pay

2.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,822 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 63% · Wind 37%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.4
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.2
  • 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 Alloa and Grangemouth:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Alloa · 0.2 km

    Alloa is a town in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is on the north bank of the Forth at the spot where some say it ceases to be the River Forth and becomes the Firth of Forth. Alloa is south o…

  • County Buildings, Alloa · 0.2 km

    County Buildings is a municipal structure in Drysdale Street, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. The structure, which was the headquarters of Clackmannanshire County Council and is currently used as courthouse, is a C…

  • Alloa railway station · 0.2 km

    Alloa railway station is a railway station in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

  • Alloa Town Hall · 0.3 km

    Alloa Town Hall is a municipal building in Marshill, Alloa, Scotland. The structure, which was the meeting place of Alloa Burgh Council, is a Category C listed building.

  • Alloa Tower · 0.4 km

    Alloa Tower in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, in central Scotland, is an early 14th-century tower house that served as the medieval residence of the Erskine family, later Earls of Mar. Retaining its original timber roof and…

  • St Mungo's Parish Church · 0.5 km

    The church is named after Saint Mungo, patron saint and founder of the city of Glasgow. It belongs to the Church of Scotland Presbytery of Stirling and serves the parish of Alloa. A chapel dedicated to St Mungo is tho…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Alloa?
Alloa is a town in Clackmannan, Scotland, in the Clackmannanshire local authority.
What is the population of Alloa?
Alloa has an approximate settlement population of 20,390.
How deprived is Alloa?
The Clackmannanshire local authority, which includes Alloa, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.