Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 39 min4:30 am – 10:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 56 min8:48 am – 3:44 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 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C2,069 mm of rain a year, 78 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January47 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLuss Beachbeach · under a mileFraoch Eileanisland · under a mileBeinn Dubhmountain · 2.1 miCreagan Dubhaisland · under a mileBeinn Ruisgmountain · 2.3 miGlen Lussglen · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTom Weir's Restpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes125 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 29 Sep 198649 mi away, Oban, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202630 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 5.9 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
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 6 to 316 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVale Of Leven General Hospital7.6 miGP surgeryClyde Medical Centre7.2 miPharmacyBestway National Chemists LTD7.1 miDentistSp Dental Care7.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLuss Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA18 miRailway stationHelensburgh Upper7.0 miBus stationWest Stewart StreetGreenock11 miFerryLuss Pierunder a mileBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the G83 postcode district.
