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Balfron

Balfron is a village in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, with a population of around 1,860. It has around 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, and around 2 restaurants and cafés, along with 7 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Balfron 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
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

6°CCloudy

  • Today: 9° / 5° · 22% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 4° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:31Sunset 16:30

9h 0m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · East Dunbartonshire Milngavie , United Kingdom

Road safety

82 reported road collisions (2025)

33 killed or seriously injured · 108 casualties · 8.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

17 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 13 passed
  • 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Milngavie (14.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£236,541 average▲ 1.8% YoY

Across Stirling · to 2026-08

Detached£445,648
Semi-detached£254,966
Terraced£215,242
Flat£144,657

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: Balfron Co-Op Car Park (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches7
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds1

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:

  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,745 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised · £12,500 avg

e.g. Catering Assistant- Balfron Nursery- 102516 - 493300, Catering Assistant, Catering Assistant- Balfron High School - 102415 - 493280

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 97% · Solar 3%

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Balfron?
Balfron is a town in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, in the Stirling local authority.
What is the population of Balfron?
Balfron has an approximate settlement population of 1,860.
How deprived is Balfron?
The Stirling local authority, which includes Balfron, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.