Aberfoyle
Aberfoyle is a village in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, with a population of around 750. It has around 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and 7 restaurants or cafés. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Aberfoyle area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Stirling area is less deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
- Council
- Stirling
- County
- Stirling and Falkirk
- Constituency
- Stirling
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
14°COvercast
- Today: 15° / 7° · 27% rain
- Tomorrow: 16° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:43
13h 0m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
41US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · East Dunbartonshire Milngavie , United Kingdom
Road safety
94 reported road collisions (2024)
41 killed or seriously injured · 136 casualties · 10 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
16 food businesses within 2 miles
- 14 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£239,005 average▲ 6% YoY
Across Stirling · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
6 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Riverside Car Park (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches1
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
94,040 residents in Stirling
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 63%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in Scotland
6% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 12% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020
Your MP
Chris Kane
Labour
Stirling and Strathallan
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 4
- Con 6
- Grn 1
- Oth 10
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,680 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
3 jobs advertised
e.g. Become a French Tutor in Aberfoyle – Flexible & Remote, Online French Tutoring Job in Aberfoyle – Flexible Schedule, Online French Tutor - Part Time
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£833 median full-time weekly pay
2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£26,176 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Grid electricity
100% low-carbon electricity
Wind 84% · Solar 16%
0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stirling and Strathallan:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership393 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s370 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office215 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases189 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills188 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Aberfoyle, Stirling · 0.1 kmAberfoyle is a village in the historic county and registration county of Perthshire and the council area of Stirling, Scotland. The settlement lies 27 miles north of Glasgow.
Aberfoyle railway station · 0.2 kmAberfoyle railway station served the village of Aberfoyle in Scotland between 1882 and 1951.
Craigmore (hill) · 1.5 kmCraigmore is a prominent hill, 387 metres high, above the village of Aberfoyle in the council area of Stirling in Scotland.
Duchray Water · 1.6 kmDuchray Water, also called Dachray Water, is a 14-mile-long (23 km) headstream of the River Forth in the Trossachs region of Scotland.
Milton, Stirling · 1.7 kmMilton is a hamlet in Stirling, Scotland near Aberfoyle situated above the River Forth. In 1961 it had a population of 98. Most pupils attend Aberfoyle Primary School. Older pupils usually attend McLaren High School,…
- Gartmore railway station · 2.4 km
Gartmore railway station served the village of Gartmore, in the historical county of Stirlingshire, Scotland, from 1882 to 1950 on the Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Aberfoyle?
- Aberfoyle is a town in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, in the Stirling local authority.
- What is the population of Aberfoyle?
- Aberfoyle has an approximate settlement population of 750.
- How deprived is Aberfoyle?
- The Stirling local authority, which includes Aberfoyle, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.