strength
Make shared facilities work for different users
The wellbeing hub brings leisure, community space and Lochies School into one programme.
Co-location offers a practical base for coordinated support.
What could help →Clackmannanshire, in numbers
Issues and SWOT
Clackmannanshire council area. Every figure carries its own date.
Strengths to build on. Pressures to address. Choices to make.
These assessments connect evidence with proposed responses. They are not ratings of council performance.
Strengths
strength
Make room for homes people can afford
The average home price is £166,000 (July 2026) in Clackmannanshire council area. This is about £30,000 lower than the Scotland average for the same month.
Housing costs matter most alongside earnings and the number of affordable homes available. A local average cannot tell us whether a particular household can afford its home.
What could help →Weaknesses
weakness
Show which town-centre sites are returning to use
Living Alloa is a response to town-centre land and regeneration needs.
A plan alone does not establish that a site is occupied.
What could help →Opportunities
opportunity
Match new homes to households needing them
The investment plan includes social housing at Sauchie Golf Course.
The useful outcome is suitable homes that people can afford.
What could help →opportunity
Connect local skills to local opportunities
26% of people aged 16 or over had a degree or higher (20 March 2022) in Clackmannanshire council area. People aged 16+ with a degree or higher ranged from 18.3% in Clackmannanshire Central to 38.2% in Clackmannanshire East — a gap of 19.9 percentage points.
Qualifications show one part of the skills available locally. They do not show whether people have secure jobs or work that uses those skills.
What could help →opportunity
Target safety work where problems repeat
Recorded-crime figures cover the whole Clackmannanshire council area; they do not identify individual wards.
These are police-recorded crimes under Scottish counting rules. They cannot be ranked alongside the mapped incidents shown for other UK nations.
What could help →opportunity
Turn published plans into visible progress
3 named local projects or plans have official evidence in this collection.
A published plan makes responsibilities and intentions easier to inspect. It does not prove that funding is secured or that promised benefits have arrived.
What could help →Threats
threat
Plan for running the new hub as well as building it
The wellbeing hub is still being constructed.
Opening requires staffing, accessible services and an affordable operating model.
What could help →| Evidence and response | Who could lead | Related published plans |
|---|---|---|
| Make shared facilities work for different usersConstruction update on the project page. | Clackmannanshire Council | |
| Show which town-centre sites are returning to usePublished proposals; completion remains unverified. | Clackmannanshire Council | |
| Match new homes to households needing themHousing programme entry, with delivery still to verify. | Clackmannanshire Council | |
| Plan for running the new hub as well as building itTarget autumn 2027 opening. | Clackmannanshire Council | |
| Make room for homes people can affordThe average home price is £166,000 (July 2026) in Clackmannanshire council area. | The housing and planning authorities, housing associations and developers | |
| Connect local skills to local opportunities26% with a degree or higher; 20 March 2022. People aged 16+ with a degree or higher ranged from 18.3% in Clackmannanshire Central to 38.2% in Clackmannanshire East — a gap of 19.9 percentage points. 20 March 2022; 5 of 5 current wards have comparable figures. | Employers, colleges, universities and the relevant skills authority | |
| Target safety work where problems repeatUse the dated, complete periods shown in Crime and safety; keep anti-social behaviour separate. | The local police force, council community safety team and relevant services | No reviewed project is linked yet. This remains a proposal, with funding and delivery to establish. |