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Buchlyvie

Buchlyvie is a village in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, with a population of around 530. It has around 1 school, around 1 park or green space, around 2 restaurants or cafés, and 4 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Buchlyvie 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

12°COvercast

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

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

Air quality

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · East Dunbartonshire Milngavie , 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

8 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 6 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

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)

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Balfron Co-Op Car Park (5.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • 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:

  • 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

  • Schools2
  • Parks & greens21
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,680 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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 99% · Solar 1%

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 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Buchlyvie · 0.0 km

    Buchlyvie is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It is situated 14 miles (23 km) west of Stirling and 18 miles (29 km) north of Glasgow. Lying within the Carse of Forth, to the north is Flanders Moss a…

  • Buchlyvie railway station · 1.1 km

    Buchlyvie railway station served the village of Buchlyvie, Stirling, Scotland, from 1856 to 1959 on the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway.

  • Port of Menteith railway station · 3.7 km

    Port of Menteith railway station served the village of Port of Menteith, Stirling, Scotland, from 1856 by 1934 on the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway.

  • A811 road · 3.9 km

    The A811 is a road in central Scotland. It runs from Stirling to Balloch.

  • Arnprior, Stirling · 3.9 km

    Arnprior is a hamlet in the Stirling council area of Scotland on the A811 about 12 miles west of Stirling and is one of the smallest community council districts in the region. The hamlet is next to the Flanders Moss N…

  • Balfron High School · 5.2 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…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Buchlyvie?
Buchlyvie is a town in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, in the Stirling local authority.
What is the population of Buchlyvie?
Buchlyvie has an approximate settlement population of 530.
How deprived is Buchlyvie?
The Stirling local authority, which includes Buchlyvie, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.