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Tobermory

Tobermory is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, with a population of around 1,000. It has 1 pharmacy and 12 restaurants and cafés, and 6 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Tobermory 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: 15° / 12° · 94% rain
  • Tomorrow: 14° / 10° · Light rain shower

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:51Sunset 19:47

12h 56m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

29US AQI · Good

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

12 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 4 passed
  • 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 6 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

3 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Ledaig Car Park, Tobermory (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds4

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
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Restaurants & cafés13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,875 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

34 jobs advertised · £32,336 avg

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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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Tobermory distillery · 0.2 km

    Tobermory distillery is an Island single malt Scotch whisky and gin distillery located on the Hebridean island of Mull, Scotland in the town of Tobermory

  • Tobermory, Mull · 0.3 km

    Tobermory is a harbour town in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. It is the main town and capital of the Isle of Mull, approximately 120 miles northwest of Edinburgh, 76 miles northwest of Glasgow, and 91 miles west-southw…

  • Kilninian and Kilmore · 0.3 km

    Kilninian and Kilmore is a civil parish on the Isle of Mull in the county of Argyll, Scotland, part of the Argyll and Bute council area. It is one of three parishes on the island and extends over the north-western par…

  • Tobermory High School · 0.4 km

    Tobermory High School is the only secondary school on the Isle of Mull. It is located in Tobermory, at the northern end of the island.

  • Tobermory Lifeboat Station · 0.5 km

    Tobermory Lifeboat Station is located at the end of Main Street in Tobermory, a harbour town sitting at the northern end of the Sound of Mull, on the Isle of Mull, part of the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Sco…

  • Rubha nan Gall · 1.9 km

    Rubha nan Gall lighthouse is located north of Tobermory on the Isle of Mull beside the Sound of Mull. The name means "Stranger's Point" in Scottish Gaelic. It was built in 1857 by David and Thomas Stevenson and is ope…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Tobermory?
Tobermory is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, in the Argyll and Bute local authority.
What is the population of Tobermory?
Tobermory has an approximate settlement population of 1,000.
How deprived is Tobermory?
The Argyll and Bute local authority, which includes Tobermory, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.