Innellan
Innellan is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, with a population of around 980. There are 6 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Wemyss Bay, 4.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Innellan 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
Weather
14°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 16° / 14° · 85% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:48Sunset 19:42
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
46US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Greenock A8 Roadside, 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
5 food businesses within 2 miles
- 4 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Wemyss Bay (4.8 km)
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Wemyss Bay (4.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£179,020 average▼ 3.7% YoY
Across Argyll and Bute · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
6 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Wemyss Bay Station (4.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches3
- 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:
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65
Source: UK Parliament
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)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £45,001 avg
e.g. Teacher - ARB18548
Source: Adzuna
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 100%
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:
- 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
Innellan · 0.4 kmInnellan is a village in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland, on the western shore of the Firth of Clyde. It is four miles south of Dunoon.
Toward · 3.3 kmToward is a village near Dunoon, west of Scotland, in the south of the Cowal Peninsula.
- SS Wallachia · 3.4 km
The Wallachia was a cargo steamer wrecked in the Firth of Clyde in 1895 after a collision with the Norwegian steamship Flos. It was rediscovered in 1977 by hobby divers. Its cargo included a large consignment of bottl…
Toward Point Lighthouse · 3.7 kmToward Point Lighthouse is situated in the south of the Cowal Peninsula, near the village of Toward, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It marks the point where Loch Striven meets the Firth of Clyde. There has been a lighthou…
- Ardhallow Battery · 4.0 km
Ardhallow Battery is a Palmerston Fort on the slopes of Corlarach Hill around 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Dunoon in the west of Scotland. Part of the local Clyde Defenses and the Scottish Coastal Defences. The construct…
Castle Wemyss · 4.0 kmCastle Wemyss was a large mansion in Wemyss Bay, Scotland. It stood on the southern shore of the Firth of Clyde at Wemyss Point, where the firth turns southwards.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Innellan?
- Innellan is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, in the Argyll and Bute local authority.
- What is the population of Innellan?
- Innellan has an approximate settlement population of 980.
- How deprived is Innellan?
- The Argyll and Bute local authority, which includes Innellan, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.