Lochearnhead
Lochearnhead is a village in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland. It has around 1 restaurant and café, with 2 bus stops. The nearest railway station information is not provided. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lochearnhead 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
8°CMist
- Today: 14° / 7° · 87% rain
- Tomorrow: 13° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:45
13h 5m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
37US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Perth Crieff, 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
2 food businesses within 2 miles
- 2 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£239,005 average▲ 6% YoY
Across Stirling · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
4 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Clachan Cottage Hotel, Lochearnhead (0.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- 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
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,680 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
8 jobs advertised · £30,000 avg
e.g. Online French Tutoring Job in Lochearnhead – Flexible Schedule, Online French Tutoring Job in Balquhidder – Flexible Schedule, 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 100%
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:
- 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
Lochearnhead railway station · 0.1 kmLochearnhead is a former railway station in the village of Lochearnhead in Perthshire. It opened in 1904 as part of the Comrie, St Fillans & Lochearnhead Railway, but closed in 1951. Since 1962, the station has been u…
- Lochearnhead · 0.4 km
Lochearnhead is a village in Perthshire on the A84 Stirling to Crianlarich road at the foot of Glen Ogle, 14 miles north of the Highland Boundary Fault. It is situated at the western end of Loch Earn where the A85 roa…
Edinample Castle · 1.7 kmEdinample Castle is a late 16th-century tower house on the southern shores of Loch Earn near Balquhidder in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It was designated as a Category A listed building in 1971.
Falls of Edinample · 1.9 kmThe falls of Edinample is a waterfall near the village of Craggan in the district of Stirling in Scotland.
Glen Ogle · 3.0 kmGlen Ogle extends 7 miles north westwards from Lochearnhead to Lix Toll, where it opens into Glen Dochart.
Balquhidder railway station · 3.2 kmBalquhidder was a railway station around two miles south of Lochearnhead, Stirling (district). It was where the Callander and Oban Railway was joined by the Comrie, St Fillans & Lochearnhead Railway from Crieff.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lochearnhead?
- Lochearnhead is a town in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, in the Stirling local authority.
- How deprived is Lochearnhead?
- The Stirling local authority, which includes Lochearnhead, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.