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Bridge of Allan

Bridge of Allan is a town in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, with a population of around 5,320. It has around 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, and 12 restaurants and cafés, 9 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Bridge of Allan, 0.9 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bridge of Allan 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

14°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 19° / 11° · 91% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

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

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Stirling Craig's Roundabout, 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

130 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 94 passed
  • 11 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Bridge of Allan (0.9 km)
  • 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Bridge of Allan (0.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£239,005 average 6% YoY

Across Stirling · to 2026-06

Detached£454,475
Semi-detached£257,797
Terraced£216,015
Flat£145,566

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.7p · Asda (10.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · Morrisons (11.4 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

31 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Bridge of Allan (0.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Swimming pools3
  • Sports pitches20
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds10

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

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens17
  • Restaurants & cafés15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,680 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

43 jobs advertised · £38,453 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Become a Physics Tutor in Bridge of Allan – Flexible & Remote, Field Officer

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 77% · Nuclear 20% · Solar 4%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South 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 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Bridge of Allan · 0.2 km

    Bridge of Allan, also known colloquially as Bofa, is a former spa town in the Stirling council area in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling.

  • Bridge of Allan railway station · 0.9 km

    Bridge of Allan railway station is a railway station located in the town of Bridge of Allan, north of Stirling, Scotland. It lies between Stirling and Dunblane on the Highland Main Line, Glasgow–Aberdeen line and Edin…

  • Scottish Political Archive · 1.2 km

    The Scottish Political Archive (SPA) is located within the University of Stirling and was founded in 2010. The archive is made up of several collections that focus on the political history of Scotland in the 20th and…

  • Stirling University W.F.C. · 1.2 km

    Stirling University Women's Football Club is a women's football club that play in the Scottish Women's Premier League, the top division of football in Scotland.

  • HM Prison Stirling · 1.4 km

    HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Stirling is a prison facility in Stirling, Scotland, intended to replace HMP Cornton Vale. Opened in 2023, it is Scotland's primary facility for incarcerated women and is desig…

  • HM Prison Cornton Vale · 1.4 km

    HMP & YOI Cornton Vale was a women's prison and young offenders institution in Stirling, Scotland operated by the Scottish Prison Service. The facility comprised a total of 217 cells in its 5 houses. It accepted solel…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Bridge of Allan?
Bridge of Allan is a town in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, in the Stirling local authority.
What is the population of Bridge of Allan?
Bridge of Allan has an approximate settlement population of 5,320.
How deprived is Bridge of Allan?
The Stirling local authority, which includes Bridge of Allan, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.