West Dunbartonshire

West Dunbartonshire is a town or village in the Dunbartonshire county, Scotland. It has 34 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Bowling, located 3.8 km away. Covers 5 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, West Dunbartonshire is more deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

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°CSunny

Today: 15° / 8° · 9% rain
Tomorrow: 14° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:54

13h 18m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

6US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · West Dunbartonshire Clydebank, United Kingdom

Road safety

43 reported road collisions (2024)

24 killed or seriously injured · 54 casualties · 4.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

13 food businesses within 2 miles

9 passed
2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Bowling (3.8 km)
0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Bowling (3.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£128,381 average▲ 6.4% YoY

Across West Dunbartonshire · to 2026-06

Detached£311,243

Semi-detached£190,654

Terraced£146,345

Flat£95,004

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Morrisons (4.4 km)
Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (4.4 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

17 charging locations within ~8 km

6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 150 kW
Nearest: Lomondgate Service Station (3.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Population

88,340 residents in West Dunbartonshire

Under 16: 17%
16–64: 62%
65+: 21%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in Scotland

17% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 40% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

2,385 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

492 jobs advertised · £41,434 avg

e.g. Welder, Service Excellence Specialists - Easyjet, Electrician

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£737 median full-time weekly pay

3.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,545 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction7.3
Feeling worthwhile7.7
Happiness yesterday7.2
Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in West Dunbartonshire:

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership308 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Do not ban social media for under 16s307 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth244 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test221 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office214 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide

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

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Overtoun House · 1.9 km
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Loch Humphrey · 2.4 km
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Loch Bowie · 2.5 km
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