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Stirling

Stirling is a town in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, with a population of around 37,910. It has around 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and 65 restaurants and cafés, 19 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Stirling, 1.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Stirling 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°COvercast

  • Today: 17° / 9° · 25% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:41

13h 0m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

49US 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

373 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 296 passed
  • 34 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Stirling (0.2 km)
  • 42 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Stirling (0.1 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 (10.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Jet (3.5 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

32 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Forthside Car Park (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres4
  • Gyms2
  • Sports pitches30
  • Golf courses3
  • Playgrounds14

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

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Supermarkets6
  • Parks & greens37
  • Restaurants & cafés74

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,680 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

592 jobs advertised · £42,091 avg

e.g. Welder, Electrician, Pipefitter

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 94% · Solar 6%

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

  • Stirling Arcade · 0.0 km

    Stirling Arcade is a shopping arcade in Stirling, Scotland. Built between 1879 and 1882, it houses the former Alhambra Theatre and Music Hall.

  • Blackfriars, Stirling · 0.0 km

    The Church of the Friars Preachers of St Laurence, Stirling, commonly called Blackfriars, was a mendicant friary of the Dominican Order founded in the 13th century at Stirling, Scotland.

  • Forthside Bridge · 0.1 km

    Forthside Bridge is a large pedestrian bridge located in the city of Stirling, in the Central Belt of Scotland. Opened on 2 May 2009, the bridge crosses Stirling railway station, a busy interchange station located on…

  • Stirling railway station (Scotland) · 0.2 km

    Stirling railway station is a railway station located in Stirling, Scotland. It is located on the former Caledonian Railway main line between Glasgow and Perth. It is the junction for the branch line to Alloa and is a…

  • Municipal Buildings, Stirling · 0.2 km

    The Municipal Buildings are based in Corn Exchange Road, Stirling, Scotland. The structure, which was the meeting place of Stirling Burgh Council, is a Category B listed building.

  • Stirling · 0.3 km

    Stirling is a city in central Scotland, 26 miles (42 km) north-east of Glasgow and 37 miles (60 km) north-west of Edinburgh. The city is surrounded by rich farmland and had a royal citadel, the medieval old town with…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Stirling?
Stirling is a town in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, in the Stirling local authority.
What is the population of Stirling?
Stirling has an approximate settlement population of 37,910.
How deprived is Stirling?
The Stirling local authority, which includes Stirling, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.