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Glenfinnan

Glenfinnan is a village in Inverness, Scotland, with a population of around 120. There are around 3 restaurants and cafés, 6 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Glenfinnan, 0.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Glenfinnan 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
Ross, Skye and Lochaber
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

2°CMist

  • Today: 10° / 2° · 19% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 1° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:36Sunset 16:34

8h 58m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

14US 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

6 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 1 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Glenfinnan (0.2 km)
  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Glenfinnan (0.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£224,574 average▲ 7.4% YoY

Across Highland · to 2026-08

Detached£349,591
Semi-detached£215,076
Terraced£174,559
Flat£126,614

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Amenities nearby

  • Restaurants & cafés5

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

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 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Glenfinnan · 0.1 km

    Glenfinnan is a hamlet in Lochaber area of the Highlands of Scotland. In 1745 the Jacobite rising began here when Prince Charles Edward Stuart raised his standard on the shores of Loch Shiel. Seventy years later, the…

  • Glenfinnan railway station · 0.2 km

    Glenfinnan railway station is a railway station serving the village of Glenfinnan in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is on the West Highland Line, between Lochailort and Locheilside, located 14 miles 58 chai…

  • River Finnan · 0.6 km

    The River Finnan is a river in Highland, Scotland that flows from Glen Finnan. Rising from the waters of two streams near Corryhully, one named Allt a' Chaol Ghlinne, the River Finnan drains into Loch Shiel. It flows…

  • Glenfinnan Monument · 0.7 km

    The Glenfinnan Monument is a Category A listed monument in Glenfinnan, Lochaber, erected in 1814 and dedicated to the Scottish Highlanders who fought in the Jacobite Army during the Jacobite rising of 1745.

  • Glenfinnan Viaduct · 1.2 km

    The Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line at Glenfinnan, in the Lochaber district of north-western Scotland, built from 1897 to 1901. Located at the top of Loch Shiel in the West Scottish H…

  • A830 road · 2.5 km

    The A830, also known as the Road to the Isles is a major road in Lochaber, Scottish Highlands. It connects the town of Fort William to the port of Mallaig.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Glenfinnan?
Glenfinnan is a town in Inverness, Scotland, in the Highland local authority.
What is the population of Glenfinnan?
Glenfinnan has an approximate settlement population of 120.
How deprived is Glenfinnan?
The Highland local authority, which includes Glenfinnan, is less deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.