Cardross

5°COvercast

• Today: 11° / 3° · 25% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 3° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:29Sunset 16:34

9h 5m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

12US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverclyde Greenock A8, United Kingdom

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)

6 food businesses within 2 miles

• 2 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Cardross (0.4 km)
• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£192,735 average▲ 3.7% YoY

Across Argyll and Bute · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 172.9p · ESSO (6.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 198.9p · ESSO (6.2 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

38 charging locations within ~8 km

• 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Cardross Railway Station, Cardross (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches5
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

87,310 residents in Argyll and Bute

• Under 16: 14%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 28%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Brendan O'Hara

Scottish National Party

Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Source: UK Parliament

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)

• Schools1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,945 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

2 jobs advertised · £22,529 avg

e.g. Childcare Modern Apprentice, Production Operative

Source: Adzuna

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 60% · Wind 40%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

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

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  Cardross · 0.1 km

  Cardross is a large village with a population of 2,032 (2022) in Scotland, on the north side of the Firth of Clyde, situated halfway between Dumbarton and Helensburgh. Cardross is in the historic geographical county o…

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  Cardross railway station · 0.4 km

  Cardross railway station is a railway station serving the village of Cardross, Scotland. The station is 19 miles 50 chains (31.6 km) from Glasgow Queen Street, measured via Singer and Maryhill. It is on the North Clyd…

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  Geilston · 0.8 km

  Geilston is a house and an area on the edge of the village of Cardross in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is the site of Geilston Garden, a National Trust for Scotland Property that surrounds it. The House is not open t…

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  Geilston Garden · 0.8 km

  Geilston Garden is a property of the National Trust for Scotland, north-west of Cardross, Argyll and Bute.

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  St Peter's Seminary, Cardross · 1.1 km

  St Peter's Seminary is a former Roman Catholic seminary near Cardross, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Designed by the firm of Gillespie, Kidd & Coia, it has been described by the international architecture conservation or…

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  Kilmahew Castle · 1.2 km

  Kilmahew Castle is a ruined castle located just north of Cardross, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The castle is close by the ruins of St. Peter's Seminary. Also close by is Kilmahew Burn. Kilmahew i…

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