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Rhu

Rhu is a village in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, with a population of around 1,870. There are around 1 restaurants and cafés and 3 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Helensburgh Upper, 2.9 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Rhu 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

15°COvercast

  • Today: 16° / 8° · 24% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:44

13h 0m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

33US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverclyde Greenock A8, 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

98 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 58 passed
  • 4 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Helensburgh Upper (2.3 km)
  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Helensburgh Upper (2.2 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: 165.9p · Morrisons (8.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (8.1 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

18 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Rhu Marina (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches12
  • Playgrounds7

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

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

  • Schools2
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,875 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

39 jobs advertised · £40,890 avg

e.g. Welder, Electrician, Craft Fitter

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

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 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Helensburgh Lifeboat Station · 0.6 km

    Helensburgh Lifeboat Station is actually located at Rhu Marina, in the village of Rhu, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of the town of Helensburgh. The station is situated on the north shore of the Firth of Cl…

  • Rhu railway station · 0.7 km

    Rhu is a closed railway station located in the village of Rhu, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, on the east shore of Gare Loch. It is located towards the southern end of the West Highland Railway.

  • Ardencaple Park · 1.0 km

    Ardencaple Park was a football ground in Helensburgh, Scotland. It was the home ground of Helensburgh F.C. during their time in the Scottish Football League.

  • Ardencaple Castle · 1.0 km

    Ardencaple Castle, also known as Ardincaple Castle, and sometimes referred to as Ardencaple Castle Light, is a listed building, situated about 1 statute mile (1.6 km) from Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Today…

  • Rhu · 1.2 km

    Rhu is a village and historic parish on the east shore of the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

  • Rosneath House · 1.9 km

    Rosneath House was a neoclassical stately home in Dunbartonshire, now in Argyll and Bute. It was constructed as a secondary seat of the Dukes of Argyll. The house was of note as both the home of Princess Louise, Duche…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Rhu?
Rhu is a town in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, in the Argyll and Bute local authority.
What is the population of Rhu?
Rhu has an approximate settlement population of 1,870.
How deprived is Rhu?
The Argyll and Bute local authority, which includes Rhu, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.