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Drumnadrochit

Drumnadrochit is a village in Inverness, Scotland, with a population of around 1,130. There are around 7 restaurants and cafés, 2 pharmacies, and 1 supermarket, with 11 bus stops. The nearest railway station is not listed. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Drumnadrochit 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
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

14°COvercast

  • Today: 17° / 10° · 72% rain
  • Tomorrow: 13° / 9° · Light rain shower

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:42

12h 58m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

10US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverness, 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

47 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 22 passed
  • 8 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 11 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

2 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Tourist Information Car Park (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches4
  • 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

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

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets1
  • Restaurants & cafés10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

13,785 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

6 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Photography Tutor - Part Time, Become a Music Tutor in Drumnadrochit – Flexible & Remote, Online Music Tutor - Part Time

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

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 Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Drumnadrochit · 0.3 km

    Drumnadrochit is a village in the Highland local government council area of Scotland, lying near the west shore of Loch Ness at the foot of Glen Urquhart. The village is close to the villages of Milton to the west, Ki…

  • Glen Urquhart High School · 0.7 km

    Glen Urquhart High School is a six-year comprehensive secondary school situated in Drumnadrochit. The school's primary catchment area ranges from Abriachan in the north to Invermoriston in the south, and as far west a…

  • Lewiston, Highland · 1.4 km

    Lewiston is a small linear village, situated less than 1 mile southeast of Drumnadrochit, in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

  • Milton, Glenurquhart · 1.5 km

    Milton is a village in Glenurquhart, to the west of the village of Drumnadrochit, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It lies on the north side of the River Enrick, next to the A831 road.

  • River Enrick · 1.7 km

    The River Enrick is a river in the Highland region of Scotland. It flows for around 22 km, in a generally northerly and then easterly direction.

  • Loch Ness Lifeboat Station · 1.9 km

    Loch Ness Lifeboat Station is located on the A82 at Urquhart Bay, just east of the town of Drumnadrochit, just north of the mid-point of Loch Ness, 13.5 miles (21.7 km) south-east of Inverness, in the Highland region…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Drumnadrochit?
Drumnadrochit is a town in Inverness, Scotland, in the Highland local authority.
What is the population of Drumnadrochit?
Drumnadrochit has an approximate settlement population of 1,130.
How deprived is Drumnadrochit?
The Highland local authority, which includes Drumnadrochit, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.