Gartocharn

5°CClear

• Today: 10° / 5° · 18% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 3° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:31Sunset 16:31

9h 0m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · West Dunbartonshire Clydebank, United Kingdom

56 reported road collisions (2025)

31 killed or seriously injured · 69 casualties · 6.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

10 food businesses within 2 miles

• 8 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Balloch (5.6 km)
• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£132,345 average▲ 7.9% YoY

Across West Dunbartonshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 174.9p · Asda (9.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (9.6 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

11 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: East Cambusmoon Holiday Cottages (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches4
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

88,340 residents in West Dunbartonshire

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

More deprived than the average in Scotland

17% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 40% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Douglas McAllister

Labour

West Dunbartonshire

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

2,420 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£737 median full-time weekly pay

3.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,545 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

100% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 55% · Wind 45%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.3
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.2
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in West Dunbartonshire:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth244 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government218 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK151 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately108 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals102 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Gartocharn · 0.1 km

  Gartocharn is a village in West Dunbartonshire in Scotland, United Kingdom. It is the only village in the parish of Kilmaronock. The parish has a population of c. 680.

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  Ross Priory · 2.0 km

  Ross Priory is an early 19th-century country house located west of Gartocharn, West Dunbartonshire, on the south shore of Loch Lomond, Scotland. From the 14th century the estate, known as The Ross, was owned by a bran…

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  Aber Isle · 2.9 km

  Aber Isle or Aber Inch is a small island in Loch Lomond, in west central Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Endrick, by the abandoned village of Aber, and is 1⁄2 mile from Clairinch. Its name derives from the…

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  Caldarvan railway station · 3.0 km

  Caldarvan railway station served the estate of Caldarvan, in the historical county of Dunbartonshire, Scotland, from 1856 to 1934 on the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway.

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  Endrick Water · 3.4 km

  The Endrick Water or River Endrick is a river which flows into the eastern end of Loch Lomond, Scotland.

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  Clairinsh · 4.0 km

  Clairinsh or Clairinch is an island in Loch Lomond, central Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)