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Kilcreggan

Kilcreggan is a village in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, with a population of around 1,290. There is 1 pharmacy in the area. The nearest railway station is Gourock, located 3.5 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kilcreggan 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

6°COvercast

  • Today: 10° / 3° · 15% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 2° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:32Sunset 16:32

9h 0m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Greenock A8 Roadside, 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

49 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 41 passed
  • 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Gourock (2.6 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Gourock (2.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£192,735 average▲ 3.7% YoY

Across Argyll and Bute · to 2026-08

Detached£344,505
Semi-detached£221,998
Terraced£174,224
Flat£121,020

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 172.9p · ESSO (6.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 198.9p · ESSO (6.3 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

25 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: The Pier Gourock (2.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

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
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,945 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

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 56% · Wind 44%

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Kilcreggan · 0.6 km

    Kilcreggan is a village on the Rosneath Peninsula in Argyll and Bute, West of Scotland.

  • Lindowan Reservoir · 1.0 km

    Lindowan Reservoir is of the impounding variety, located 1 kilometre north of Kilcreggan. It used to be the main source of water for a nearby threshing mill. The earthfill dam is 3 metres high, and was constructed bef…

  • Portkil · 1.4 km

    Portkil is a village on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, and is at the south end of the Rosneath Peninsula.

  • Cove Burgh Hall · 1.7 km

    Cove Burgh Hall is a municipal structure in Shore Road in Cove, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The structure, which is used as a community events venue, is a Category B listed building.

  • Craig Ailey · 2.1 km

    Craig Ailey is a villa at Cove, originally named Italian Villa. The site above a craig (cliff) gives views over the Firth of Clyde and its junction with Loch Long. It was designed in 1850 by Alexander Thomson, and bui…

  • Cove, Argyll · 2.4 km

    Cove is a village on the south-west coast of the Rosneath Peninsula, on Loch Long, in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Kilcreggan?
Kilcreggan is a town in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, in the Argyll and Bute local authority.
What is the population of Kilcreggan?
Kilcreggan has an approximate settlement population of 1,290.
How deprived is Kilcreggan?
The Argyll and Bute local authority, which includes Kilcreggan, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.