Dervaig is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, in the Argyll and Bute local authority.

How deprived is Dervaig?

The Argyll and Bute local authority, which includes Dervaig, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.

Dervaig

Dervaig is a town or village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Dervaig 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

12°CPatchy rain nearby

Today: 14° / 12° · 60% rain
Tomorrow: 15° / 14° · Light rain shower

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:50Sunset 19:51

13h 1m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

63US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverclyde Greenock A8, United Kingdom

Road safety

97 reported road collisions (2024)

51 killed or seriously injured · 146 casualties · 11.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

2 food businesses within 2 miles

0 rated 4–5 ★ (0 top)
0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£179,020 average▼ 3.7% YoY

Across Argyll and Bute · to 2026-06

Detached£320,109

Semi-detached£206,098

Terraced£160,823

Flat£112,645

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 50 kW
Nearest: Am Birlinn (2.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches1

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

Council control

SNP / Liberal Democrat / Independent / Labour / Green coalition

Lab 1
Con 6
LD 4
Ref 2
Oth 13

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

Amenities nearby

Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,875 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

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:

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership331 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Do not ban social media for under 16s305 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Reduce VAT on hospitality to 10%: protect jobs, communities & UK competitiveness297 local signatures · 15,803 nationwide
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office231 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers191 local signatures · 13,788 nationwide

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

Notable places nearby

Dervaig · 0.3 km
Dervaig is a small village on the Isle of Mull off the west coast of Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kilninian and Kilmore, and is situated on the B8073 roughly midway between Tobermory and Calgary. In 1…
Eas Fors · 2.4 km
Eas Fors is a waterfall on the island of Mull in Scotland. It is situated on the Ardow Burn south of Dervaig. There is another Eas Fors on the Allt an Eas Fors on the west coast of Mull north of Ulva Ferry.
Calgary Castle · 5.2 km
Calgary Castle, also known as Calgary House, is a 19th-century castellated Gothic mansion at Calgary on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. The mansion faces Calgary Bay on the west coast of the island, around 13 kilometres f…
Calgary, Mull · 5.3 km
Calgary is a hamlet on the northwest coast of the Isle of Mull, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom. The hamlet is within the parish of Kilninian and Kilmore. It was the origin of the name of Fort Calgary in…
Glengorm Castle · 5.3 km
Glengorm Castle, also known as Castle Sorne, is a 19th-century country house on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. Located in Mishnish, 6 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Tobermory at the end of a dead end road, the house is p…
Dùn Ara · 5.7 km
Dùn Ara, also known as Dùn Ara Castle or tautologically Dùn Ara Fort, is a ruined medieval castle and ancient dùn on the Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Located in Glengorm, 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) northwest of…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Dervaig?: Dervaig is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, in the Argyll and Bute local authority.
How deprived is Dervaig?: The Argyll and Bute local authority, which includes Dervaig, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.