Balfron

12°COvercast

• Today: 18° / 10° · 84% rain
• Tomorrow: 16° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:45

13h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

31US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · East Dunbartonshire Milngavie , United Kingdom

94 reported road collisions (2024)

41 killed or seriously injured · 136 casualties · 10 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

17 food businesses within 2 miles

• 13 passed
• 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£239,005 average▲ 6% YoY

Across Stirling · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

4 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Balfron Co-Op Car Park (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches7
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

94,040 residents in Stirling

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 63%
• 65+: 22%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Chris Kane

Labour

Stirling and Strathallan

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 4
• Con 6
• Grn 1
• Oth 10

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

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,680 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

11 jobs advertised · £15,001 avg

e.g. Support for Learning Assistant - Balfron High School - 102447 - 486754, Online Biology Tutor - Part Time, Online French Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 98% · Solar 2%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

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

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  Balfron · 0.2 km

  Balfron is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It is situated near Endrick Water on the A875 road, 18 miles (29 km) west of Stirling and 16 miles (26 km) north of Glasgow. Although a rural settlement,…

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  Balfron High School · 0.4 km

  Balfron High School is a secondary school situated in the village of Balfron, approximately 18 miles (29 km) west of Stirling and 16 miles (26 km) north of Glasgow. The catchment area extends over most of West Stirlin…

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  Boquhan · 1.7 km

  Boquhan is a hamlet in Stirling, Scotland, sometimes known as Wester Boquhan to distinguish it from another Boquhan, near Kippen. The hamlet lies 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of the village of Balfron and 1.25 miles (2.0…

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  Ballikinrain · 2.2 km

  Ballikinrain is an independent residential school in Stirling, central Scotland. It is run by CrossReach, a social care outreach arm of the Church of Scotland. The school is housed in the 19th-century Ballikinrain Cas…

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  Balfron railway station · 2.6 km

  Balfron railway station was a railway station that served the village of Balfron in Scotland. The station was served by trains on the Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway and the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway, both…

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  Killearn · 3.8 km

  Killearn – is a small village of approximately 1800 people in the Stirling council area of Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)