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
Weather
16°COvercast
- Today: 18° / 9° · 83% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 9° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:44
13h 4m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
4US 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
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 165.7p · Morrisons (11.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Morrisons (4.8 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 79% · Nuclear 20% · Solar 1%
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:
- 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
Bridge of Allan · 0.2 kmBridge 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 kmBridge 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 kmThe 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 kmStirling 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.