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County or areaArgyll and Bute
Postcode districtG84
Telephone code01436
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 39 min4:31 am – 10:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 56 min8:49 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,896 residentsin the Lomond Shore census areaMedian age 52.31,719 households82% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright10% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 1,951 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, public administration and defence 12%, hospitality 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 50% go by car, 6% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C2,046 mm of rain a year, 75 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January32 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 4 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 16°CJJuly: 11 to 17°CJAugust: 11 to 17°CASeptember: 9 to 15°CSOctober: 6 to 11°CONovember: 4 to 8°CNDecember: 2 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLochan Ghlas Laoighlake · 1.5 miBeinn Bhreacmountain · 2.9 miBeinn a' Mhanaichmountain · 2.9 miGarelochhead Forestforest · 1.4 miAitrew Glenglen · under a mileToll a' Bhuicbay · 1.6 miFaslane Baybay · 1.7 miCnoc Fithichhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBendarroch Public Parkplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes127 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199950 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202633 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.9 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 6.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband41% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,088 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 184 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCowal Community Hospital9.3 miGP surgeryGarelochhead Medical Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWalter Davidson & Sons LTDunder a mileDentistSp Dental Care6.4 miPolice stationLochgoilhead Police StationCairndow6.7 miCash machineCompass - HMNB Clyde2.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGarelochhead Primary Schoolright hereSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA21 miRailway stationGarelochheadunder a mileBus stationWest Stewart StreetGreenock9.6 miFerryBlairmore Pier Ferry Terminal6.5 miBus stops19 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationCairndow3.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the G84 postcode district.


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