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Tarbet

Tarbet is a village in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It has around 4 restaurants and cafés, with 5 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Arrochar and Tarbet, 0.5 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Tarbet 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

11°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 13° / 9° · 94% rain
  • Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:46Sunset 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

19US 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

4 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 1 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Arrochar and Tarbet (0.5 km)
  • 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Arrochar & Tarbet (0.6 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)

EV charging

3 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Glenloin Car Park (1.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds1

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

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,875 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

6 jobs advertised

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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

  • Tarbet, Argyll · 0.5 km

    Tarbet is a small village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.

  • Arrochar and Tarbet railway station · 0.5 km

    Arrochar and Tarbet railway station is a railway station on the West Highland Line in Scotland. It stands at the western (Arrochar) end of Tarbet. It is sited 19 miles 45 chains (31.5 km) from Craigendoran Junction, n…

  • Tarbet Isle · 1.8 km

    Tarbet Isle is an island in Loch Lomond, Scotland. It is off Tarbet on the mainland. It is 10 feet (3.0 m) at its highest point, and 80 metres (260 ft) long.

  • Arrochar, Argyll · 1.9 km

    Arrochar is a village at the head of Loch Long in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The Arrochar Alps are named after the village. The village is within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.

  • Succoth, Argyll · 2.5 km

    Succoth is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

  • Ardmay · 3.6 km

    Ardmay is a settlement in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, on the shore of Loch Long.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Tarbet?
Tarbet is a town in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, in the Argyll and Bute local authority.
How deprived is Tarbet?
The Argyll and Bute local authority, which includes Tarbet, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.