Alva

12°COvercast

• Today: 19° / 11° · 83% rain
• Tomorrow: 16° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:38

12h 55m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

53US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Alloa A907, United Kingdom

22 reported road collisions (2024)

11 killed or seriously injured · 30 casualties · 4.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

118 food businesses within 2 miles

• 93 passed
• 13 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Alloa (3.9 km)
• 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£165,884 average▲ 0.5% YoY

Across Clackmannanshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 165.7p · Morrisons (4.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Jet (10.8 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

23 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Lower Cobden St Car Park (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches9
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

51,610 residents in Clackmannanshire

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

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Brian Leishman

Labour

Alloa and Grangemouth

Source: UK Parliament

SNP (minority)

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

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

1,395 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

19 jobs advertised · £27,025 avg

e.g. Online Primary school Tutor - Part Time, Online Biology Tutoring Job in Alva – Flexible Schedule, Become a Primary school Tutor in Alva – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

£765 median full-time weekly pay

3% 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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 71% · Nuclear 29%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Alloa and Grangemouth:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s348 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership292 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office271 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth205 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test171 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

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  Alva, Clackmannanshire · 0.1 km

  Alva is a small town in Clackmannanshire, set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is one of a number of towns situated immediately to the south of the Ochil Hills, collectively referred to as the Hillfoots Village…

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  Alva Academy · 0.3 km

  Alva Academy is a six-year comprehensive school serving the towns and villages of Alva, Menstrie, Tillicoultry, Coalsnaughton, Devonside, Dollar and Muckhart, all in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. The roll is over 900. I…

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  Alva railway station · 0.3 km

  Alva railway station was a station in the village of Alva, in the Scottish county of Clackmannanshire. The station was the terminus of a branch from Cambus on the Stirling to Dunfermline Lower line.

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  Harviestoun Brewery · 0.9 km

  Harviestoun Brewery is a craft brewery based in Alva in Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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  Silver Glen · 1.1 km

  The Silver Glen lies approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the east of the town of Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, and takes its name from the silver that was mined there in the early 18th century. The deposit, the…

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  HM Prison Glenochil · 1.6 km

  HMP Glenochil is a prison located near Tullibody, Scotland. It houses male offenders of High, Medium and Low security classifications. The prison does not accept prisoners directly from the courts but commits prisoner…

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