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Shantron Argyll and Bute

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Holiday Parks 7 Park and Gardens 7 Theatres 6 Art Galleries 5 Golf Courses 5 Museums 4 Lakes 2 Aquariums 2 Golf Driving Ranges 1 Nature Reserves 1 Racecourses 1

Local servicesGP surgeryClyde Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryRhu Primary School1.9 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA19 miRailway stationGarelochhead2.7 miBus stationWest Stewart StreetGreenock6.7 miFerryHelensburgh Ferry Terminal3.9 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the G83 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the G83 postcode district.

County or areaArgyll and Bute
Postcode districtG83
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 38 min4:32 am – 10:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 57 min8:48 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 February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,681 mm of rain a year, 68 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January33 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 landmarksGare Lochbay · 1.3 miFaslane Baybay · 1.3 miGarelochhead Forestforest · 2.0 miAldownick Glenglen · 1.5 miLochan Ghlas Laoighlake · 2.6 miBeinn Tharsuinnmountain · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBlairvadach Outdoor Education Centresports ground · 1.1 miKidston Parkpark · 2.9 miWalker's Restpark · 3.6 miHermitage Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes122 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199948 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202635 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.2 · 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
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 230 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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Nature Reserves

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