Croy (Highland)

10°CSunny

• Today: 11° / 5° · 24% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 3° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:33Sunset 16:26

8h 53m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverness, United Kingdom

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)

11 food businesses within 2 miles

• 5 passed
• 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Inverness Airport (3.0 km)
• 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£224,574 average▲ 7.4% YoY

Across Highland · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

2 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: Inverness Airport Railway Station (3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Caithness Committee approves six Community Regeneration Fund applications· 2 Nov 2026
• Community Regeneration Funds to help Gairloch’s local newspaper· 2 Nov 2026
• Dr Jean Munro recommended to receive Freedom of Grantown-on-Spey· 2 Nov 2026
• Invitation to pay parking boosts Badenoch and Strathspey Area and Common Good Funds· 2 Nov 2026
• Chief Social Work Officer 2025/26 annual report· 30 Oct 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

SNP / Independent coalition

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

• Schools1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

13,920 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

• 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 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

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  Croy, Highland · 0.1 km

  Croy is a village between Inverness and Nairn, in the Highland council area in Scotland. The village looks over the Moray Firth and is located a few miles from Inverness Airport. The estimated population of the villag…

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  Dalcross · 1.3 km

  Dalcross, in the original Gaelic, Dealgan Cros, later shortened to Dealgros, is a location in the Highland region of Scotland. It is on the Moray Firth about 10 km east-north-east of Inverness and contains Inverness A…

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  Tornagrain · 1.6 km

  Tornagrain is a hamlet and planned village in the Scottish Highlands, situated around 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Inverness. It falls within the Highland council area for local government purposes. Tornagrain lies 1…

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  Kilravock Castle · 1.8 km

  Kilravock Castle is located near the village of Croy, between Inverness and Nairn, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. It was begun around 1460 and has been the seat of the Clan Rose since that time. The castle…

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  Cawdor (Roman fort) · 1.9 km

  Cawdor (Roman Fort), located near the small village of Easter Galcantray (15 miles or 24 kilometres east of Inverness), was suspected of being one of the northernmost Roman forts in Great Britain, although no evidence…

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  Dalcross Castle · 2.1 km

  Dalcross Castle is a restored 17th century tower house, about 1+1⁄2 miles southwest of Croy, Highland, Scotland, and about 7 miles northeast of Inverness. The castle stands on a ridge.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)