Halkirk

13°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 15° / 9° · 79% rain
• Tomorrow: 15° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:45

13h 10m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

3US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverness, United Kingdom

273 reported road collisions (2024)

167 killed or seriously injured · 405 casualties · 11.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

16 food businesses within 2 miles

• 11 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Georgemas Junction (2.3 km)
• 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£221,000 average▲ 4.8% YoY

Across Highland · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Sports pitches3
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Celebrating adult learning and marking International Literacy Day· 11 Sept 2026
• Highland Council welcomes funding boost to support households struggling with fuel costs· 9 Sept 2026
• From Small Beginnings to Award Winning Community-Owned Radio Station· 9 Sept 2026
• Temporary traffic management measures on Staffin Road, Portree· 8 Sept 2026
• Interim Community Council Elections – Close of Nominations· 8 Sept 2026

Source: Highland Council

237,260 residents in Highland

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in Scotland

4% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 10% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Jamie Stone

Liberal Democrat

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Source: UK Parliament

SNP / Independent coalition

• Lab 2
• Con 6
• LD 15
• Grn 3
• Oth 18

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

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

13,785 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£775 median full-time weekly pay

2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,917 disposable income per head (2024)

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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 99% · Solar 1%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.9
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.9
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership362 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s296 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office271 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills210 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test154 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Halkirk · 0.3 km

  Halkirk is a village on the River Thurso in Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. From Halkirk the B874 road runs towards Thurso in the north and towards Georgemas in the east. The village is within the…

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  Halkirk Auld Kirk · 0.5 km

  Halkirk Auld Kirk is a former parish church in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland. Built in 1753, it stopped being used in 1934 and is now a ruin. Halkirk parish was formed at the time of the Reformation by the union of the…

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  Halkirk United F.C. · 0.8 km

  Halkirk United Football Club are a senior football team from Halkirk, Caithness in Scotland, who compete in the North Caledonian Football League.

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  Halkirk railway station · 0.8 km

  Halkirk was a railway station located on the southern edge of the village of Halkirk, in Caithness in the Highland council area.

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  Braal Castle · 1.1 km

  Braal Castle is located by the River Thurso north of the village of Halkirk, in Caithness, northern Scotland. The ruined castle, which dates back to the mid-14th century, was originally known as the Castle of Brathwell.

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  Hoy railway station · 1.9 km

  Hoy was a railway station located northeast of Halkirk, Highland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)