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Doune

Doune is a village in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, with a population of around 1,760. It has one pharmacy, one supermarket, and around 3 restaurants and cafés, along with 3 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Dunblane, located 5.5 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Doune 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

16°CPatchy rain nearby

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:39

12h 55m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

14US 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

18 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 15 passed
  • 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Dunblane (5.5 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Dunblane (5.4 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: 172.9p · Asda (8.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · Asda (8.4 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

6 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Blair Drummond Safari Park (2.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches4
  • Playgrounds5

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

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,680 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

16 jobs advertised · £27,401 avg

e.g. Online French Tutoring Job in Doune – Flexible Schedule, Finance Officer, Online French Tutor - Part Time

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 96% · Solar 4%

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

  • Doune · 0.1 km

    Doune is a burgh within Perthshire. The town is administered by Stirling Council. Doune is assigned Falkirk postcodes starting "FK". The village lies within the parish of Kilmadock and mainly within the area surrounde…

  • Doune railway station · 0.2 km

    Doune was a railway station located in Doune, in the council area of Stirling, Scotland.

  • Doune Castle · 0.6 km

    Doune Castle is a medieval stronghold near the village of Doune, in the Stirling council area of central Scotland and the historic county of Perthshire. The castle is sited on a wooded bend where the Ardoch Burn flows…

  • Deanston distillery · 1.0 km

    Deanston distillery is a Single Malt Scotch whisky distillery and it is the largest distillery owned by Scotch whisky producer CVH Spirits Limited, who also own Bunnahabhain Distillery on the Isle of Islay and Tobermo…

  • Ardoch Burn · 1.1 km

    The Ardoch Burn is a stream in Stirling council area, Scotland, which flows from the Braes Of Doune into the River Teith at Inverardoch, just behind Doune Castle.

  • Deanston · 1.2 km

    Deanston is a village in the Stirling council area, Scotland, on the south bank of the River Teith east of Doune, in south-west Perthshire. It is a part of the parish of Kilmadock.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Doune?
Doune is a town in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, in the Stirling local authority.
What is the population of Doune?
Doune has an approximate settlement population of 1,760.
How deprived is Doune?
The Stirling local authority, which includes Doune, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.