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Plean

Plean is a village in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, with a population of around 1,920. There is around 1 pharmacy, around 1 restaurant or café, 3 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Larbert, 5.4 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Plean 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

10°CClear

  • Today: 18° / 9° · 82% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:43

13h 4m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US 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

19 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 15 passed
  • 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Larbert (5.4 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Larbert (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: 165.7p · Morrisons (8.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Morrisons (6.1 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

34 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 60 kW
  • Nearest: Mount Oliphant (2.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds7

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

  • Schools1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens6
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,680 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

11 jobs advertised · £22,505 avg

e.g. Self Employed Courier, Online GCSE Tutoring Job in Plean – Flexible Schedule, Become a GCSE Tutor in Plean – Flexible & Remote

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 84% · Nuclear 14% · Solar 2%

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 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Plean · 0.4 km

    Plean is a village, in the Stirling council area of central Scotland, located on the main A9 road from Falkirk. At the 2001 census, Plean had a population of 1,740. Plean has some historic buildings, some council hous…

  • William Simpson's Home · 0.7 km

    The William Simpson's Home is a care home in Plean, Scotland. It provides care for members of the armed services who have developed mental health or alcohol related problems.

  • Plean railway station · 1.1 km

    Plean railway station served the village of Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland from 1904 to 1956 on the Scottish Central Railway.

  • Plean Castle · 1.7 km

    Plean Tower, also known as Cock-a-bendy Castle, Mengie Castle, Menzies Castle and Plane Castle, is located around 1 mile (1.6 km) from Plean, in Stirling, central Scotland. It comprises a small oblong tower house prob…

  • Stirling and Falkirk · 1.8 km

    Stirling and Falkirk is a lieutenancy area of Scotland. It consists of the local government areas of Stirling and Falkirk, which cover the same areas as the previous districts from 1975 to 1996.

  • Cowie, Stirling · 1.9 km

    Cowie is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. Historically part of Stirlingshire, it lies on the minor B9124 road approximately 4 miles southeast of Stirling and about 1 mile north of the A9 road. The U…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Plean?
Plean is a town in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, in the Stirling local authority.
What is the population of Plean?
Plean has an approximate settlement population of 1,920.
How deprived is Plean?
The Stirling local authority, which includes Plean, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.