Stranraer is a town in Wigtown, Scotland, in the Dumfries and Galloway local authority.

What is the population of Stranraer?

Stranraer has an approximate settlement population of 10,510.

How deprived is Stranraer?

The Dumfries and Galloway local authority, which includes Stranraer, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.

Stranraer

Stranraer is a town in Wigtown, Scotland, with a population of around 10,510. It has around 25 restaurants and cafés, 1 pharmacy, 51 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Stranraer, 0.7 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Stranraer area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Dumfries and Galloway area is less deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council: Dumfries and Galloway
County: Wigtown
Constituency: Dumfries and Galloway
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

15°CPatchy rain nearby

Today: 17° / 13° · 89% rain
Tomorrow: 16° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:49Sunset 19:42

12h 53m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · South Ayrshire Ayr High St, United Kingdom

Road safety

192 reported road collisions (2024)

77 killed or seriously injured · 264 casualties · 13.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

130 food businesses within 2 miles

83 rated 4–5 ★ (1 top)
6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Stranraer (0.7 km)
51 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Stranraer (0.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£166,891 average▲ 2.7% YoY

Across Dumfries and Galloway · to 2026-06

Detached£256,233

Semi-detached£167,255

Terraced£134,387

Flat£86,717

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Morrisons (0.3 km)
Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Morrisons (0.3 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

5 charging locations within ~8 km

2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 60 kW
Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Stranraer (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports centres1
Swimming pools1
Sports pitches29
Playgrounds22

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

145,490 residents in Dumfries and Galloway

Under 16: 15%
16–64: 57%
65+: 29%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in Scotland

5% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 9% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

John Cooper

Conservative

Dumfries and Galloway

Recent votes:

NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP / Labour / Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

Schools6
GPs & clinics1
Pharmacies1
Supermarkets3
Parks & greens16
Restaurants & cafés26

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,605 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

36 jobs advertised · £34,612 avg

e.g. Activities Co-Ordinator - Bank, Domestic & Laundry Assistant - Bank, Apprentice Mechanic

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£723 median full-time weekly pay

2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,835 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 80% · Nuclear 20% · Solar 1%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction7.7
Feeling worthwhile7.8
Happiness yesterday7.6
Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dumfries and Galloway:

Do not ban social media for under 16s382 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership276 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office244 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills170 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership155 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Nearby towns

Compare Dumfries and Galloway with nearby areas

Dumfries and Galloway vs South Ayrshire

Frequently asked questions

Where is Stranraer?: Stranraer is a town in Wigtown, Scotland, in the Dumfries and Galloway local authority.
What is the population of Stranraer?: Stranraer has an approximate settlement population of 10,510.
How deprived is Stranraer?: The Dumfries and Galloway local authority, which includes Stranraer, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.