Orkney Islands

Orkney Islands is a town or village in Orkney, Scotland. No specific population, amenities, transport links, or crime data were provided for this area. Covers 9 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Orkney Islands is among the least deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

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: 12° / 11° · 74% rain
Tomorrow: 12° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:32Sunset 16:18

8h 45m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverness, United Kingdom

Road safety

8 reported road collisions (2025)

5 killed or seriously injured · 9 casualties · 3.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

1 food businesses within 2 miles

0 rated 4–5 ★ (0 top)
0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£216,479 average▼ 1.2% YoY

Across Orkney Islands · to 2026-08

Detached£290,099

Semi-detached£200,730

Terraced£171,455

Flat£111,960

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

20 charging locations within ~8 km

5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 50 kW
Nearest: Marine Renewables Units (5.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Local news

Source: Orkney Islands Council

Population

21,920 residents in Orkney Islands

Under 16: 15%
16–64: 58%
65+: 27%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in Scotland

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Council control

Independent majority

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

Parks & greens27

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

1,780 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

134 jobs advertised · £33,060 avg

e.g. Consultant Anaesthetics - General Anaesthetics, On Site Quality Engineer, Locum Consultant Dermatology - NHS Orkney

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£786 median full-time weekly pay

1.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,234 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction8.2
Feeling worthwhile8.3
Happiness yesterday8.1
Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2020-21

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Orkney and Shetland:

Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers584 local signatures · 13,821 nationwide
Fund second stem cell transplants on NHS for relapse within 12 months157 local signatures · 30,826 nationwide
Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government132 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills106 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks85 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

Rendall · 3.9 km
Rendall is a parish on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is in the north west of the island and lies east of the parishes of Birsay and Evie and north east of Harray. The island of Gairsay is also in the parish.
Orkney · 4.9 km
Orkney, also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago off the north coast of mainland Scotland. The plural name the Orkneys is also sometimes used. Part of the Northern Isles along with Shetland, Orkney is 10 mi…
Damsay · 5.0 km
Damsay is an islet in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 18 hectares (0.07 sq mi) in extent and rises to only 11 metres (36 ft) above sea level. It is situated in the Bay of Firth north of the Ork…
Gairsay · 5.0 km
Gairsay is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, in the parish of Rendall, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) off the coast, astride one of the approaches to the bays of Firth and Kirkwall. It is about 2 miles (3.2 km) long and 1 mile…
Vasa Loch · 5.1 km
Vasa Loch is a brackish lagoon in southwestern Shapinsay, Orkney Islands. This water body has been shown on early maps of the island in a very similar shape and size to its current geometry, separated from the North S…
Thieves Holm · 5.4 km
Thieves Holm is a small island in Orkney, Scotland.