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Garelochhead

Middle area

East Argyll and Bute. 6,041 people in 37 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by middle area

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Garelochhead, 16.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
4,454
1,736th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
16.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.5%
Joint 4,224th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

Recorded crime in Garelochhead

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How Garelochhead compares

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Population23 middle areas, Argyll and Bute · 2021
Population: every middle area in Argyll and Bute23 areas from 2,386 to 5,622. The middle area is 3,739. Garelochhead is 4,454.
4,4545th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage23 middle areas, Argyll and Bute · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Argyll and Bute23 areas from 0.0% to 93.3%. The middle area is 10.2%. Garelochhead is 16.7%.
16.7%10th highest
Claimant rate23 middle areas, Argyll and Bute · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Argyll and Bute23 areas from 0.9% to 7.2%. The middle area is 2.0%. Garelochhead is 0.9%.
0.9%lowest
Aged 15 to 6423 middle areas, Argyll and Bute · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every middle area in Argyll and Bute23 areas from 50.7% to 65.5%. The middle area is 59.0%. Garelochhead is 63.5%.
63.5%3rd highest

What is the population of Garelochhead?

Garelochhead had 4,454 usual residents at the census.

Garelochhead is the 1,736th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Argyll and Bute

These figures are published for the whole of Argyll and Bute, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Argyll and Bute and not Garelochhead alone. See Argyll and Bute

Average house price
£189,366
Up 3.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,010
161st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.9×
Joint 39th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
87,310
Down 0.5% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Garelochhead in brief

Garelochhead had 4,454 usual residents at the census.

In Garelochhead, 16.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Garelochhead, 0.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.5% of residents in Garelochhead were aged 15 to 64 at the census.