Ardrishaig

4°CClear

• Today: 9° / 3° · 18% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Greenock A8 Roadside, United Kingdom

82 reported road collisions (2025)

41 killed or seriously injured · 116 casualties · 9.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

23 food businesses within 2 miles

• 19 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£192,735 average▲ 3.7% YoY

Across Argyll and Bute · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 164.9p · ESSO (2.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · ESSO (2.3 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

3 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Lochgilphead: Lorne St Car Park (2.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches6
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

87,310 residents in Argyll and Bute

• Under 16: 14%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 28%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in Scotland

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

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Brendan O'Hara

Scottish National Party

Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Source: UK Parliament

SNP / Liberal Democrat / Independent / Labour / Green coalition

• Lab 2
• Con 6
• LD 4
• Ref 2
• Oth 12

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

• Schools1
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,945 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

13 jobs advertised · £36,163 avg

e.g. Property Services Officer, Islay, Housing and Neighbourhood Services Assistant, Compliance Manager

Source: Adzuna

£726 median full-time weekly pay

2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,370 disposable income per head (2024)

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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 100%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.8
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday7.7
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.6

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber:

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government366 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks223 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers191 local signatures · 13,821 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills179 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Ban balloon releases176 local signatures · 17,273 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

• 
  Ardrishaig · 0.6 km

  Ardrishaig is a coastal village on Loch Gilp, at the southern (eastern) entrance to the Crinan Canal in Argyll and Bute in the west of Scotland. It lies immediately to the south of Lochgilphead, with the nearest large…

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  Kilmory Castle · 2.0 km

  Kilmory Castle, also known as Kilmory House, is a large 19th century house located just to the south of Lochgilphead, in old county Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland. It is currently occupied by the headquarters o…

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  Kilduskland Reservoir · 2.0 km

  Kilduskland Reservoir is of the impounding variety and is located 2 kilometres west of Ardrishaig, supplying the village with its water supply. The concrete dam is 9 metres high and it was completed in 1906.

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  Lochgilphead · 2.7 km

  Lochgilphead is a town and former burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, with a population of around 2,300 people. It is the administrative centre of Argyll and Bute Council. The village lies at the end of Loch Gilp and…

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  Loch Gilp · 2.7 km

  Loch Gilp is a small inlet on Loch Fyne, Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. The loch gives its name to the nearby town of Lochgilphead. The Crinan Canal extends from the loch across to Crinan itself.

• Lochgilphead High School · 2.9 km

  Lochgilphead High School in Lochgilphead, Argyll is a secondary school servicing around 500-700 students. A new campus has been built in 2007 incorporating Lochgilphead High School, Lochgilphead Primary School and the…

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