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
Weather
3°CMist
- Today: 11° / 2° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 4° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:28Sunset 16:36
9h 8m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
8US 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
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
£192,735 average▲ 3.7% YoY
Across Argyll and Bute · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 173.9p · ESSO (11.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 198.9p · 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:
- 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
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,945 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
11 jobs advertised · £62,500 avg
e.g. Technical Director - Ports and Maritime Engineering, Head Teacher - ARB18821, Operational Technology Cyber Security Consultant (All Levels)
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
Nuclear 51% · Wind 49%
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:
- 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
Garelochhead · 0.1 kmGarelochhead is a small village on the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is the nearest village to HM Naval Base Clyde.
Garelochhead railway station · 0.4 kmGarelochhead railway station is a railway station serving the village of Garelochhead, on the Gare Loch, in Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line and is a boundary station for SPT. It is sited 8 miles 76…
Garelochhead Training Area · 1.1 kmGarelochhead Training Area is a military training area located near Garelochhead in Scotland.
- Whistlefield, Dunbartonshire · 1.3 km
Whistlefield is a location just north of Garelochhead on the B872 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. There is a roundabout known locally as the "Whistlefield roundabout" on the A814 road. There is a viewpoint called the "Wh…
Faslane Castle, Shandon Castle, and St Michael's Chapel · 1.5 kmFaslane Castle and Shandon Castle were two mediaeval Scottish castles which once stood near the shores of the Gareloch, in Dunbartonshire, between the locations which later became the village of Garelochhead and town…
Whistlefield railway station · 1.7 kmWhistlefield, later Whistlefield Halt, was a minor station on the West Highland Line 10.30 miles from Craigendoran Junction railway station near the hamlet of Portincaple on Loch Long, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Opene…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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.