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Carradale

Carradale is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, with a population of around 497. It has around 1 restaurant or café. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Carradale area — all from official UK open data.

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

Council
Argyll and Bute
County
Argyll and Bute
Constituency
Argyll and Bute
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

10°CSunny

  • Today: 10° / 5° · 12% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:33Sunset 16:36

9h 3m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · North Ayrshire Irvine High St, United Kingdom

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

1 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 1 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£192,735 average▲ 3.7% YoY

Across Argyll and Bute · to 2026-08

Detached£344,505
Semi-detached£221,998
Terraced£174,224
Flat£121,020

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Sport & leisure

  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

87,310 residents in Argyll and Bute

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

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%; 10% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Brendan O'Hara

Scottish National Party

Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
  • NoOpposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants
  • AyeDraft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

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)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,945 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 82% · Solar 18%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

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

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

Notable places nearby

  • Carradale · 0.1 km

    Carradale is a village on the east side of the Kintyre Peninsula, overlooking the Kilbrannan Sound and the west coast of the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, approximately 16 miles from Campbeltown. To the north o…

  • Airds Castle · 0.5 km

    Airds Castle is a ruined medieval castle near Carradale, Kintyre, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The castle held a position on the summit of a rocky headland between Carradale harbour and the bay of Port Righ, looking acr…

  • Carradale House, Argyll and Bute · 1.1 km

    Carradale House is a Grade B listed mansion house near Carradale, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Constructed in the 17th century, the house was extended in 1844 for Richard Campbell and designed by David Bryce and William…

  • Torr Mor · 1.3 km

    Torr Mor is a hill peak landform on the coastal east side of the Kintyre Peninsula in Scotland. The peak offers views over the Kilbrannan Sound. The Forestry Commission maintain a footpath over the hill.

  • Carradale Point Fort · 2.0 km

    Carradale Point Fort, also known locally as Dun Carradale, is a vitrified Iron Age hillfort located on Carradale Point, a rocky headland near the village of Carradale in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The fort occupies a…

  • Dippen Bay · 2.6 km

    Dippen Bay is an embayment along Kilbrannan Sound on the east coast of the Kintyre Peninsula in Scotland. Coastal erosion has been documented at Dippen Bay as well as nearby Torrisdale Bay. The bay is located along th…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Carradale?
Carradale is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, in the Argyll and Bute local authority.
What is the population of Carradale?
Carradale has an approximate settlement population of 497.
How deprived is Carradale?
The Argyll and Bute local authority, which includes Carradale, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.