Tarbert (Argyll and Bute)
Tarbert (Argyll and Bute) is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 1 supermarket and around 9 restaurants and cafés, along with 1 bus stop. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Tarbert (Argyll and Bute) 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
7°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 10° / 5° · 13% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:34Sunset 16:35
9h 1m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US 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
8 food businesses within 2 miles
- 8 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
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
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Campbeltown Road Car Park (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches4
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds5
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
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,945 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £47,840 avg
e.g. Joiner
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
Tarbert, Kintyre · 0.1 kmTarbert is a village in the west of Scotland, in the Argyll and Bute council area. It is built at the head of an inlet of Loch Fyne called East Loch Tarbert, on a narrow isthmus which connects Kintyre to the south wit…
Tarbert Parish Church · 0.2 kmTarbert Parish Church is a Category B listed building in Tarbert, Kintyre, Argyll and Bute.
Tarbert Castle · 0.4 kmTarbert Castle is located on the southern shore of East Loch Tarbert, at Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland, at the north end of Kintyre. Tarbert Castle was a strategic royal stronghold during the Middle Ages and one of three…
- East Loch Tarbert, Argyll · 1.2 km
East Loch Tarbert, Argyll is a small sea loch on the eastern side of the Kintyre Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. It is a part of the much larger Loch Fyne. The village of Tarbert is distributed along…
Avinagillan standing stone · 2.7 kmThe Avinagillan standing stone is a prehistoric menhir on the Kintyre Peninsula of Scotland. The stone is near the hamlet of Avinagillan.
Barmore Island · 3.1 kmBarmore Island is a peninsula in Scotland located on the east of Knapdale, in the council area of Argyll and Bute. It is 1 and a half miles north from Tarbert.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tarbert (Argyll and Bute)?
- Tarbert (Argyll and Bute) is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, in the Argyll and Bute local authority.
- How deprived is Tarbert (Argyll and Bute)?
- The Argyll and Bute local authority, which includes Tarbert (Argyll and Bute), is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.