Where is Garelochhead?

Garelochhead is a town in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, in the Argyll and Bute local authority.

What is the population of Garelochhead?

Garelochhead has an approximate settlement population of 2,110.

How deprived is Garelochhead?

The Argyll and Bute local authority, which includes Garelochhead, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.

Garelochhead

Garelochhead is a village in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, with a population of around 2,110. It has 1 supermarket, 1 restaurant and café, and 2 bus stops, with the nearest railway station being Garelochhead, 0.4 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Garelochhead 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: Dunbartonshire
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

14°CMist

Today: 17° / 12° · 93% rain
Tomorrow: 15° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:47Sunset 19:42

12h 55m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Greenock A8 Roadside, 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

5 food businesses within 2 miles

4 passed
0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Garelochhead (0.4 km)
2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Garelochhead (0.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

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)

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 166.9p · ESSO (11.1 km)
Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · ESSO (11.1 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

1 charging location within ~8 km

Fastest nearby: 22 kW
Nearest: Rosslea Hall Hotel (7.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports centres1
Sports pitches3
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:

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
Supermarkets1
Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,875 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

11 jobs advertised · £34,164 avg

e.g. Principal Electrical Engineer, Operational Technology Cyber Security Consultant (All Levels), HV Designer/Power Systems Engineer

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 75% · Nuclear 23% · Solar 2%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South 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:

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership331 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Do not ban social media for under 16s305 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Reduce VAT on hospitality to 10%: protect jobs, communities & UK competitiveness297 local signatures · 15,803 nationwide
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office231 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers191 local signatures · 13,788 nationwide

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

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Garelochhead?: Garelochhead is a town in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, in the Argyll and Bute local authority.
What is the population of Garelochhead?: Garelochhead has an approximate settlement population of 2,110.
How deprived is Garelochhead?: The Argyll and Bute local authority, which includes Garelochhead, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.