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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

5°COvercast

  • Today: 9° / 2° · 29% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 3° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:27Sunset 16:30

9h 3m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

10US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Stirling Craig's Roundabout, 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

129 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

£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)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 169.7p · Asda (10.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 196.7p · Asda (10.7 km)

4 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:

  • AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP (minority)

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

4,745 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

7 jobs advertised · £31,362 avg

e.g. Retail Sales Assistant, Relief Support Worker, Assistant Store Manager

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

99% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 69% · Wind 30% · Imports 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:

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

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 desi…

  • 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.