Local servicesGP surgeryStewarton Medical Practice3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryFenwick Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryStewarton Academy2.7 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK12 miRailway stationStewarton3.3 miBus stationKilmarnock Bus Station4.2 miFerryTroon Ferry Terminal12 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KA3 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 32 min4:33 am – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 2 min8:44 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,274 residentsin the Northern and Irvine Valley Rural census areaMedian age 46.42,560 households84% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright10% social rented, 6% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 3,269 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 10%, public administration and defence 9%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 56% go by car, 4% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle25% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,386 mm of rain a year, 46 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October55 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesFairlie Parkpark · under a mileKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mileDean Castle Country Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 79 haCunningham Watt Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes82 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199936 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202539 mi away, Melldalloch, Argyll/buteSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.9 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,499 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation145 m476 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 109 to 178 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
