Fort William

3°CFog

• Today: 10° / 1° · 23% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 1° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:30Sunset 16:37

9h 7m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

4US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverclyde Greenock A8, 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)

216 food businesses within 2 miles

• 109 passed
• 6 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Fort William (0.6 km)
• 35 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)

10 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Three Wise Monkeys Climbing, Fort William (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Sports pitches10
• Playgrounds12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• 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

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

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat

Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Source: UK Parliament

SNP / Independent coalition

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

• Schools2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés32

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

13,920 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

53 jobs advertised · £36,687 avg

e.g. Concrete Plant Operative - Fort William, HGV Mechanic, Personal Assistant in Caol

Source: Adzuna

£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 100%

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 Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire:

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government234 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks198 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately193 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills192 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases180 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  HMS St Christopher (shore establishment) · 0.1 km

  HMS St Christopher was a Coastal Forces training base of the Royal Navy operational during the Second World War and located in and around Fort William, Scotland.

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  West Highland Museum · 0.1 km

  The West Highland Museum tells the story of the Scottish Highlands and the Islands. It aims to cover every aspect of West Highland history, including that of Fort William, where it is located in a listed building in t…

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  Fort William Sheriff Court · 0.2 km

  Fort William Sheriff Court is a judicial building on the High Street in Fort William in Scotland. The building, which continues to be used as a courthouse, is a Category C listed building.

• Fort William, Scotland · 0.6 km

  Fort William is a town in the Lochaber region of the Scottish Highlands, located at the head of Loch Linnhe.

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  Belford Hospital · 0.6 km

  Belford Hospital, locally known as The Belford, is a rural general hospital in Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland.

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  Siege of Fort William · 0.6 km

  The siege of Fort William took place in the Scottish Highlands during the 1745 Jacobite Rising, from 20 March to 3 April 1746.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)