Strathblane
Strathblane is a village in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, with a population of around 1,960. It has one pharmacy, one restaurant or café, three bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Milngavie, 4.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Strathblane 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
15°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
11US 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
12 food businesses within 2 miles
- 11 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Milngavie (5.0 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Milngavie (5.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£239,005 average▲ 6% YoY
Across Stirling · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 166.7p · Asda (9.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (9.8 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Cloberfield Street, Glasgow (4.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds3
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
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens4
- 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 · £12,500 avg
e.g. Part-time Events Assistant, Cleaning Assistant, Administrative Assistant - Strathblane Primary School - 102402 - 486431
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 98% · Solar 2%
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
Blanefield · 0.0 kmBlanefield is a settlement in Scotland contiguous with Strathblane's northwestern fringe. To the west is the volcanic plug Dumgoyne, Glengoyne Distillery and the Trossachs National Park. The West Highland Way—a long-d…
Strathblane · 0.1 kmStrathblane is a village and parish in the registration county of Stirling, situated in the southwestern part of the Stirling council area, in central Scotland. It lies at the foothills of the Campsie Fells and the Ki…
- Strathblane railway station · 0.2 km
Strathblane railway station served the village of Strathblane, Stirling, Scotland from 1867 to 1951 on the Blane Valley Railway.
Blanefield railway station · 1.3 kmBlanefield railway station served the village of Blanefield, Stirling, Scotland from 1867 to 1959 on the Blane Valley Railway.
Loch Ardinning · 1.9 kmLoch Ardinning is a body of freshwater in the district of Stirling in Scotland, lying to the south of the village of Strathblane near the western end of the Campsies. The loch was increased in size by the construction…
Mugdock Country Park · 2.2 kmMugdock Country Park is a country park and historical site located partly in East Dunbartonshire and partly in Stirling, in the former county of Stirlingshire, Scotland. It is around 10 miles north of Glasgow, next to…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Strathblane?
- Strathblane is a town in Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, in the Stirling local authority.
- What is the population of Strathblane?
- Strathblane has an approximate settlement population of 1,960.
- How deprived is Strathblane?
- The Stirling local authority, which includes Strathblane, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.