Sandbank
Sandbank is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, with a population of around 1,380. It has around 3 restaurants and cafés, 5 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Gourock, 7.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Sandbank 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
4°CMist
- Today: 10° / 2° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 3° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:29Sunset 16:37
9h 9m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
33US 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
27 food businesses within 2 miles
- 16 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 5 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Gourock (8.5 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
3 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Caledonia House, Dunoon (0.9 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:
- 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 & cafés2
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 · £28,870 avg
e.g. Care Assistant - Argyll & Bute (R1B4), Relief Community Support Assistant
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:
- 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
Sandbank Parish Church · 0.2 kmSandbank Parish Church is a former Church of Scotland church building in Sandbank, Argyll, Scotland. Completed in 1868, it was designated a Category C listed building in 2007. It stands on the A885 high road between S…
Sandbank, Argyll · 0.4 kmSandbank is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located 2.5 miles north of Dunoon on the coastal A815 or the inland A885. It sits on the southern shore of the Holy Loch, a sea loch of the Firth of Clyde.
Ardnadam Farm · 0.5 kmArdnadam Farm is the site of an ancient cromlech in the village of Ardnadam, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The relic was, according to popular tradition, the grave of a king who was named after Adam. Ardnadam Farm, locat…
Ardnadam · 1.1 kmArdnadam is a village on the Holy Loch on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. It is located northwest of Hunters Quay and east of Sandbank, and sits across the loch from Kilmun.
Lazaretto Point War Memorial · 1.2 kmErected in 1922, the Lazaretto Point War Memorial is located in the Scottish village of Ardnadam in Argyll and Bute. It stands, at the apex of sharp bend in the A815, around the midpoint of the southern shores of the…
Holy Loch · 1.2 kmThe Holy Loch is a sea loch, part of the Firth of Clyde, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sandbank?
- Sandbank is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, in the Argyll and Bute local authority.
- What is the population of Sandbank?
- Sandbank has an approximate settlement population of 1,380.
- How deprived is Sandbank?
- The Argyll and Bute local authority, which includes Sandbank, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.