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Ballachulish

Ballachulish is a village in Inverness, Scotland, with a population of around 650. There are around 5 restaurants and cafés and eight bus stops in the area. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ballachulish area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Highland area is less deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
Highland
County
Inverness
Constituency
Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Police force
Scotland
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

12°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 12° / 7° · 92% rain
  • Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:49

13h 6m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Greenock A8 Roadside, United Kingdom

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

29 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 18 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£221,000 average▲ 4.8% YoY

Across Highland · to 2026-06

Detached£344,964
Semi-detached£211,204
Terraced£170,564
Flat£125,145

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

5 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Isles of Glencoe Hotel, Ballachulish (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Source: Highland Council

Population

237,260 residents in Highland

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

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

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

Your MP

Brendan O'Hara

Scottish National Party

Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Recent votes:

  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP / Independent coalition

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

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

13,785 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

19 jobs advertised · £35,360 avg

e.g. Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time, Become a Accounting Tutor in Laroch – Flexible & Remote, Head Chef

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 99% · Solar 1%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Ballachulish · 0.3 km

    The village of Ballachulish in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, is centred on former slate quarries, and now primarily serves tourists in the area.

  • Ballachulish railway station · 0.5 km

    Ballachulish was a railway station at Ballachulish on the southern shore of Loch Leven at East Laroch in Highland. It was the terminus of the Ballachulish branch line that linked to the main line of the Callander and…

  • St John's Church, Ballachulish · 1.0 km

    St John's Church is an active Scottish Episcopal Church congregation in Ballachulish, Highland, Scotland. It is part of the West Highland Region of the diocese of Argyll and the Isles of the Scottish Episcopal Church.…

  • Eilean Munde · 1.1 km

    Eilean Munde is an uninhabited island in Loch Leven, close to Ballachulish.

  • Loch Leven (Highlands) · 2.1 km

    Loch Leven is a sea loch located on the west coast of Scotland. It is spelled Loch Lyon in Timothy Pont's map of the area and is pronounced Li' un. However, the local Gaelic pronunciation is Lee' oon

  • Glencoe, Highland · 2.1 km

    Glencoe or Glencoe Village is the main settlement in Glen Coe in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands. It lies at the north-west end of the glen, on the southern bank of the River Coe where it enters Loch Leven.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Ballachulish?
Ballachulish is a town in Inverness, Scotland, in the Highland local authority.
What is the population of Ballachulish?
Ballachulish has an approximate settlement population of 650.
How deprived is Ballachulish?
The Highland local authority, which includes Ballachulish, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.