Glencoe
Glencoe is a village in Inverness, Scotland. It has around 4 restaurants and cafés. There are 3 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Glencoe area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Highland area is less deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
Weather
5°CMist
- Today: 8° / 4° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 8° / 3° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:29Sunset 16:38
9h 8m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Greenock A8 Roadside, 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
26 food businesses within 2 miles
- 14 passed
- 1 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£224,574 average▲ 7.4% YoY
Across Highland · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
4 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Glencoe House (0.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Playgrounds1
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
Brendan O'Hara
Scottish National Party
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- 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
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
SNP / Independent coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
13,920 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £30,056 avg
e.g. Receptionist
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:
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government366 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks223 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers191 local signatures · 13,821 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills179 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Ban balloon releases176 local signatures · 17,273 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
River Coe · 0.2 kmThe River Coe rises at the north-eastern base of Buachaille Etive Beag in Scotland and flows west along Glen Coe. After dramatic waterfalls at the Pass of Glen Coe, it runs through the small Loch Achtriochtan before i…
Glencoe, Highland · 0.2 kmGlencoe 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.
Henderson Stone · 0.4 kmThe Henderson Stone is a granite boulder in a field in the Glencoe (Carnoch) area of Scotland. Clach Eanruig is translated alternatively as Henderson Stone or Henry's Stone.
- Massacre of Glencoe Monument · 0.5 km
The Massacre of Glencoe Monument is a memorial to the Massacre of Glencoe, which took place in Glen Coe in the Highlands of Scotland on 13 February 1692, following the Jacobite uprising of 1689–92.
Glencoe House · 0.5 kmGlencoe House is a category B listed four-storey Victorian estate house in Glencoe, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland.
Glencoe Lochan · 0.8 kmGlencoe Lochan is a tract of forest, surrounding a small lake or lochan, located just north of Glencoe village in the Scottish Highlands. It was planted in the 1890s by Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Glencoe?
- Glencoe is a town in Inverness, Scotland, in the Highland local authority.
- How deprived is Glencoe?
- The Highland local authority, which includes Glencoe, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.