Carrbridge
Carrbridge is a village in Inverness, Scotland. There are 3 restaurants or cafés, 4 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Carrbridge, 0.9 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Carrbridge 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
- Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
3°CMist
- Today: 9° / 2° · 29% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 1° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:26Sunset 16:30
9h 4m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
3US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Inverness, United Kingdom
Road safety
245 reported road collisions (2025)
125 killed or seriously injured · 392 casualties · 10.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
11 food businesses within 2 miles
- 9 passed
- 1 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Carrbridge (0.9 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Carrbridge (0.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£224,574 average▲ 7.4% YoY
Across Highland · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Lochanhully Resort (1.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches4
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Chief Social Work Officer 2025/26 annual report· 30 Oct 2026
- Council backs plans for a new Highland Growth Deal· 29 Oct 2026
- Council to seek views on how to balance £39.2m budget gap· 29 Oct 2026
- Council launches consultation on proposed change of use of Common Good land at Nairn Links Beach· 29 Oct 2026
- Highland Council Visitor Levy Consultation In-person Events Announced· 29 Oct 2026
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
Graham Leadbitter
Scottish National Party
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
Recent votes:
- NoOpposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants
- AyeDraft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces
- Aye Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
SNP / Independent coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
13,920 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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 100%
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 Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey:
- Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces577 local signatures · 22,219 nationwide
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government343 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks245 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately177 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills173 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Carrbridge · 0.1 kmCarrbridge is a village in Badenoch and Strathspey in the Scottish Highlands. It lies on the River Dulnain, off the A9 road, five miles (8 km) north of Aviemore and eight miles (13 km) west of Grantown-on-Spey. It has…
Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge · 0.1 kmCarrbridge Packhorse Bridge, also known as Coffin Bridge, is a historic packhorse bridge in the village of Carrbridge, in the Scottish Highlands. The bridge was built in 1717 to allow funeral processions to reach Duth…
Packhorse bridge · 0.1 kmA packhorse bridge is a bridge intended to carry packhorses across a river or stream. Typically a packhorse bridge consists of one or more narrow masonry arches, and has low parapets so as not to interfere with the pa…
Landmark Forest Adventure Park · 0.6 kmLandmark Forest Adventure Park is a nature-based theme and adventure park in Carrbridge, Highlands, Scotland, which opened in 1970. It is located within an area of ancient pine woodland and was voted Scotland's Favour…
- Bogroy · 0.7 km
Bogroy is a small crofting village, located 0.5 miles northwest of Carrbridge, in Strathspey, in the county of Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It lies off the A9 ro…
- Carrbridge railway station · 0.9 km
Carrbridge railway station serves the village of Carrbridge, Highland, Scotland. The railway station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Highland Main Line, 90 miles from Perth, between Aviemore and Inverness.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Carrbridge?
- Carrbridge is a town in Inverness, Scotland, in the Highland local authority.
- How deprived is Carrbridge?
- The Highland local authority, which includes Carrbridge, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.