Lochgoilhead
Lochgoilhead is a town or village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It has 1 restaurant and café and 1 bus stop. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lochgoilhead 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
8°CSunny
- Today: 9° / 2° · 14% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 1° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:33Sunset 16:32
8h 59m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Inverclyde Greenock A8, 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
2 food businesses within 2 miles
- 1 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Garelochhead (11.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£192,735 average▲ 3.7% YoY
Across Argyll and Bute · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
1 charging location within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 7 kW
- Nearest: Forest Holidays-Ardgartan Argyll (7.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches2
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds2
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
- GPs & clinics1
- Parks & greens2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,945 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £36,498 avg
e.g. Processing Operative, Teacher - ARB18825
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 85% · Solar 16%
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:
- 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
Notable places nearby
Lochgoilhead · 0.3 kmLochgoilhead is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. It stands at the head of Loch Goil.
- The Steeple (Lochgoilhead) · 1.1 km
The Steeple is a small hill in the Ardgoil Peninsula and Arrochar Alps behind the village of Lochgoilhead within Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. The peak reaches a height of 382 m.
- Tom nan Gamhna · 1.6 km
Tom nan Gamhna is a 389-metre tall mountain within the Ardgoil Peninsula and Arrochar Alps near Lochgoilhead in Argyll, Scottish Highlands.
- Càrn Glas (Argyll and Bute) · 3.0 km
Càrn Glas is a mountain in the Ardgoil Peninsula and the Arrochar Alps near Lochgoilhead, Scotland. It reaches a height of 536.1 metres (1,759 ft), with a summit marked on Ordnance Survey mapping at 502 m (1,647 ft).
Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn · 3.3 kmStob na Boine Druim-fhinn is a mountain on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll, Scotland, northwest of Lochgoilhead.
Cnoc Còinnich · 3.4 kmCnoc Còinnich is a Corbett situated in Ardgoil in the Argyll & Bute council region and forms part of the Arrochar Alps.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lochgoilhead?
- Lochgoilhead is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, in the Argyll and Bute local authority.
- How deprived is Lochgoilhead?
- The Argyll and Bute local authority, which includes Lochgoilhead, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.